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Kerby Anderson During a radio interview with Professor Winfield Bevins, he told the story of how the president of Asbury Theological Seminary welcomed incoming seminary students. He began, “Welcome to life on the fastest-growing mission field in the world: North America.” Consider the estimates just from the United States. Approximately 180 million have no connection to a local church. That makes it one of the fastest-growing mission fields in the Western Hemisphere. One survey estimated that as many as 700,000…

Kerby Anderson Technology makes our lives easier, but digital technology can also make our lives more complicated. Over the last two decades, we have seen the rise of misinformation, polarization, and conspiracy theories. How can we navigate a world where so much information is coming at us at light speed? Jason Thacker provides some important guidelines in his new book, Following Jesus in a Digital Age. He challenges us to consider how social media is shaping our worldviews and then…

Kerby Anderson Today is Memorial Day. For many Americans, it is merely a day off. For others, it marks the start of summer. But hopefully for many of you, it is a day to honor those who fought for our freedom and especially for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Sure we can enjoy our picnics and go for a walk or go for a swim. But we should take some time to put up a flag, make a banner,…

Penna Dexter Planned Parenthood released its annual report right in the middle of House Republicans’ effort to defund the organization. What timing! The report shows that, in 2024, Planned Parenthood committed more abortions than the previous year and soaked in 13 percent more funding from the U.S. taxpayer. The $792.2 million U.S. taxpayers provided to Planned Parenthood is 39 percent of the organization’s annual revenue. That makes the U.S. government Planned Parenthood’s largest contributor. Planned Parenthood was responsible for 402,200…

Kerby Anderson “This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. government closing the gold-exchange window and putting the world on a fiat monetary system.” That is how Saifedean Ammous begins his book, The Fiat Standard. His earlier book, The Bitcoin Standard, was a bestselling book that has been translated into more than 25 languages. He argues that only by first understanding the operation of bitcoin can someone understand the equivalent operations in fiat. “It is easier to explain an…

Kerby Anderson Christopher Caldwell explains, “How DEI Destroyed Itself.” He wonders “why more Americans haven’t risen up in rebellion against the Trump administration’s assault on affirmative action.” The reason is simple. The American people have seen what happens when civil rights concepts are pushed to the woke extreme. They didn’t like how the idea of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion was used against them and the country. In his book, The Age of Entitlement, Christopher Caldwell documented how the civil rights…

Kerby Anderson Douglas Murray issues this warning in his new book, On Democracies and Death Cults. “Today the government most responsible for spreading the accusation that Israel is expansionist and colonialist is the revolutionary Islamic government in Iran, which has spent recent years assiduously expanding its colonies. What has Gaza become but a colony of Iran?” He documents the many ways Iran has not only spread false information about Israel but has also worked through its proxy forces (Hamas, Hezbollah)…

Kerby Anderson Current discussions on fixing food stamps focus on two separate issues. The House Agriculture Committee would like to save $230 billion over the next 10 years, and nearly half of that involves the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). This program was begun to provide temporary help for those who fall on hard times, but the attempt to provide a hand-up turned into a handout. More than 41 million Americans are on food stamps, including millions of adults who…

Kerby Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services has released a 409-page study that reviews the evidence concerning gender dysphoria and transgender medicine. President Trump’s January 28 executive order called for the department to publish a review of the literature on “best practices for promoting the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion.” The report finds that many of the studies done in support of transitioning minors suffer from serious methodological flaws….

Penna Dexter Amidst a push to bring manufacturing back to our shores, many communities are bringing shop classes back to their high schools. According to the Wall Street Journal, as baby boomers retire, companies are looking for workers in the skilled trades, but there simply aren’t enough young adults trained in plumbing, electrical work, and welding. Some businesses are beginning to look at high school students — and not just as future hires. Some companies want them now, or at…

Kerby Anderson It should come as no surprise that the U.S. faces a housing crisis. Over a year ago, President Biden promised during his State of the Union address to lower housing prices. He blamed “rent gouging” landlords and greedy realtors. He promised to build two million more homes. In the end, there was accusing and lots of fiery rhetoric, but little changed. Miranda Devine cites a Heritage Foundation study that documents the following: “During his presidency, the cost of…