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December 2023

December 13, 2023

Why are the Houthis a threat to us? A reflection on the path to encouraging peace

A threat is rising to the US and global commerce from a group you’ve probably...

December 12, 2023

IDF soldiers lighting Hanukkah candles in Gaza: A reflection on the path to transforming peace

President Biden hosted the annual White House Hanukkah Party last night; invitees included Holocaust survivors...

December 11, 2023

“Krampus” takes over Christmas: Cultural conflict and the peace found only in Christ

Have you heard of “Krampus”? I had not until this Washington Post headline caught my...

December 08, 2023

Should hate speech be permitted? A reflection on truth, morality, and the urgency of Christian courage

“The Universities have been to the nation, as the wooden horse was to the Trojans.”...

December 08, 2023

From Buddhist monk to Thai gang member to Christian pastor: A reminder that God is still at work

With the continuing wars in Ukraine and Israel, political unrest, and a seemingly endless supply...

December 07, 2023

Taylor Swift is Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year”: A reflection on the privilege of sharing hope

Since Time magazine first began selecting a Person of the Year in 1927, it reports...

December 06, 2023

Why has Hamas’s violence against women been ignored? A reflection on the path to persuasive hope

Israel accused the United Nations on Monday of failing to respond adequately to accounts that...

December 05, 2023

Will the next James Bond be an avatar? The peril of AI and the path to transforming hope

In the latest Indiana Jones movie, eighty-one-year-old Harrison Ford was de-aged forty years by artificial...

December 04, 2023

Taylor Swift, Sandra Day O’Connor, and the quest for transforming hope

As the whole world knows, Taylor Swift is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis...

December 01, 2023

In “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate,” DeSantis and Newsom personify a divided America

Last night Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis debated California governor Gavin Newsom in...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

The life and legacy of Henry Kissinger: A reflection on human agency and divine sovereignty

Henry Kissinger, an American diplomat and Nobel laureate, died yesterday at the age of one...

November 30, 2023

“You could just see glassy-eyed terror”: Stories reveal trauma of Israeli children kidnapped by Hamas

Israel confirmed early this morning that a temporary pause in the Israel–Hamas war would extend...

November 28, 2023

Cancer patient raised money to pay off millions in medical debt for strangers before she died

Casey McIntyre was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2019 and died on November 12, 2023,...

November 27, 2023

Abigail Edan, 4-year-old American, among hostages released yesterday

Hamas freed seventeen more hostages yesterday; thirty-nine Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons in exchange....

November 24, 2023

Cease-fire in Israel–Hamas war has taken effect

An initial four-day cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas took effect this morning...

November 23, 2023

Mobile home park caretaker had no car or TV but left his town millions: A Thanksgiving reflection on the power of gratitude

Geoffrey Holt was the caretaker of a mobile home park in Hinsdale, a town of...

November 22, 2023

Israel and Hamas reach deal to release 50 hostages: A Thanksgiving reflection on the definition of true success

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal by which Hamas will free fifty civilian...

November 17, 2023

If the economy is so good, why are Americans so pessimistic?

This week’s economic news was unexpectedly good: inflation is down from 9.1 percent last summer...

November 16, 2023

What did Cambridge Dictionary choose as its “word of the year”?

The world watched as Israeli Defense Forces personnel entered al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City yesterday,...

November 15, 2023

Are we living at the end of history?

Nearly three hundred thousand people rallied in Washington, DC, yesterday to support Israel in its...

November 14, 2023

Al-Shifa hospital is no longer functioning: Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?

Israeli tanks advanced yesterday to the gates of Gaza City’s main hospital. According to the...

November 13, 2023

Tim Scott drops out of presidential race: How to change the nation without the ballot box

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott surprised many—including some of his campaign staff—on Sunday Night when...

November 10, 2023

Why the pro-life movement seems to be losing

With Tuesday’s election results in Ohio and Virginia seen as a referendum on the pro-life...

November 09, 2023

“A new wave of antisemitism threatens to rock an already unstable world”: A conversation about God, faith, and innocent suffering

Antisemitism around the world has risen to constitute an “existential threat” in the thirty-four days...

November 08, 2023

Voters supported abortion in yesterday’s elections: What is the path forward for life?

Yesterday’s elections were bad news for preborn children in America. Kentucky reelected pro-choice Gov. Andy...

November 07, 2023

Why is antisemitism surging on college campuses?

A month ago today, Hamas launched a barbaric attack on civilians in Israel. When the...

November 06, 2023

“Victims and martyrs awaiting our deaths”: The plight of Palestinian civilians and the only source of lasting peace

A White House fence was vandalized Saturday night as pro-Palestinian protesters shook the gate to...

November 03, 2023

Is “safe, secure, and trustworthy” AI possible? Biden issues Executive Order on artificial intelligence

With much of the world’s focus still residing in the Middle East—and the rest rightly...

November 02, 2023

Texas Rangers win the World Series: A reflection on faith in fearful times

I am writing this morning’s Daily Article in a sleep-deprived state yet again. For the...

November 01, 2023

Why is Halloween so popular? A reflection on war, loneliness, and transforming grace

Halloween costumes began filling grocery store aisles in July and were sold out by the...

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