A federal appeals court sided with a Texas justice of the peace last week, allowing him to continue chaplain-led invocations before state court hearings while the lawsuit against him is adjudicated after his courtroom prayer tradition was ruled unconstitutional by a lower court.

Mahmoud al-Zahar is the co-founder of Hamas, the militant organization in Gaza that, along with other terror groups, launched over 4,300 rockets at Israel during fighting that recently ended.

Before I set the stage and lay out the most prominent dimensions of our current crisis, let me answer the question I ask in the title of this article, namely, can America survive this perfect storm?

On the eve of Election Day, we stand on the brink of major potential change. In cities, counties, and states around America, things will be changing. New people will be elected to public office, many perhaps for the first time.  But there is one election top of mind for most of us, and that’s the presidential election. It’s possible that...

I’ve been a Christian for most of my life, the son of a pastor in fact. My whole life I’ve dealt with some social anxiety, never feeling quite comfortable or settled in social situations even with people I genuinely enjoy. But before the Coronavirus, I never really dealt with panic attacks. Source: I’m a Christian author, and I keep having...

Did you hear about the large Christian gatherings in Washington, DC this weekend? Did you see the news reports about the mayhem? The looting? The vandalism? The calls to “Burn it down!”? Did you hear the speakers calling for acts of violence and destruction? Oh, you didn’t? That’s because tens of thousands of Christians did gather in DC this weekend,...

The Bible tells us to “pray without ceasing.” Our nation needs unceasing prayer in a year that’s been particularly difficult for many. As COVID-19 cases spike again in many states, America needs prayer for health and safety. Government officials need prayer as they wrestle with difficult decisions about how to protect their economies and the health of their constituents. Partisan...

A string of recent race-related incidents have exposed painful divisions that run deep in our society. The most high profile of these incidents — the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer — launched our nation into a renewed conversation about racial injustice. CBS News reports that there have been over 700 Black Lives Matter demonstrations spanning all...

In many places around the nation, state and local governments are well into their reopening plans. For a lot of people, it’s encouraging to see life getting back to normal again. But the threat of COVID-19 isn’t gone, especially for demographics that were always more at risk. As the reopening continues, our nation needs prayer, and I hope you’ll join...

It’s hard to believe it’s already time for the National Day of Prayer. So much has happened in the past year, and especially in the last few months. This year, I’m particularly grateful for this annual American tradition. The National Day of Prayer officially began in 1952, but the tradition of praying as a nation goes back much further, to the first...