Category: Current Events

Despite prosperity, America remains far more religious than its economic peers, echoing Alexis de Tocqueville’s 19th-century observations. Chart from Ryan Burge – Substack In most of the world, prosperity and secularism rise hand in hand. From Norway to Japan, economic growth tends to coincide with declining religious devotion. Yet one country disrupts the pattern: the…

Introduction: The Other Newton When we think of Isaac Newton, we think of an apple falling, the calculus he invented to explain it, and the laws of motion that changed science forever. Newton (1642–1727) was the archetypal genius of the Scientific Revolution—a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer whose discoveries reshaped how humanity saw the universe. But…

Column openly endorses fusing faith with politics, raising urgent concerns of history repeating itself. Disclaimer: I realize that we’ve been sending out many newsletters the past couple of weeks. Developments around Charlie Kirk’s legacy are moving faster than almost anyone anticipated, and what unfolded this past week demands close scrutiny. On September 28, 2025, Blaze…

Directive cites “anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity” as drivers, but critics warn definitions remain undefined and open to abuse. On September 25, 2025, President Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” The White House describes the document as a direct response to what it calls a surge…

Many of you enjoyed the article we shared over the weekend on Isaac Newton, and an alert reader kindly pointed us to a follow-up resource that seems too good not to miss. Kenneth Jørgensen’s 2022 doctoral dissertation, Isaac Newton as a Prophetic Interpreter, is freely available online through Andrews University. The dissertation presents Newton not…

Catholic parishes in Denver lose appeal over Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, with judges ruling the admissions rule applies equally to all schools. On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit rejected an appeal by two Catholic parishes and the Archdiocese of Denver in their challenge to Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program…

Some people want nothing to do with AI. They believe it’s too powerful, too dangerous, maybe even spiritually wrong. That instinct isn’t crazy. It’s human. There’s something deeply unsettling about a machine that writes sermons, grades papers, and tells kids what’s true. But while many people of faith are still wrestling with whether they should…

By Michael Peabody – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc., alleging that its Reston, Virginia retail store denied a Jewish employee’s request for Sabbath accommodation and then fired him in retaliation after he raised internal complaints. The federal suit, filed on September 30, 2025, argues that Apple…

I write this while watching a memorial service streamed from Phoenix. You may be watching it too. There are thousands of people. Silent. Searching. You could feel it. Beneath the grief, there was hunger. A hunger for hope. A hunger for God. That same hunger is everywhere right now. Scroll your feed. Walk your campus….

The Riverbank The desert sun baked the stones white. The Jordan slid by, brown and restless, cutting through the wilderness like a scar. On its banks stood a man who didn’t belong in the city. His clothes were rough, woven from camel hair. His food was wild honey and locusts. His words were fire. “Repent…