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A stunning election and its potential implications
Members of the social media response team from Jessica Killin’s congressional campaign pose for a group photo at an election night party on November 3. Our main job was to help the campaign monitor social media, capitalize on opportun...
Sorry to inform you, but the Christian life is hard
The promotional image and theme for this year’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to comp...
Can church planting movements awaken the Western church?
Church planter Emanuel Prinz (center, seated near tree trunk) sharing with a group of Muslims in Sudan who had previously been unengaged with the Christian gospel.
I value the impetus behind church planting movements (CPMs, also comm...
Watch out: AI scams are snaring vain writers
This is the real Ari Shapiro, who spent many years with National Public Radio before leaving in September 2025. Unfortunately, the one who “wrote” to me recently should have dropped the R from the first name to become “AI Shapiro.”
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What Trumpers are saying
President Trump greets Ken Paxton, the scandal-plagued Republican candidate for US Senate in Texas, at a recent rally.
(Barring an emergency, this will be my last political post before the November 3 election. Look for my post-elect...
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7 books on religion and politics; long US political career; 10 years with the World Evangelical Alliance, precise journalist with 120-wpm typing speed; committed to serving others at no charge by informing them reliably and keeping them laughing too.
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