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As 2025 begins, two powerful symbols collide—one from the East, the other from the West—each carrying profound implications for a nation at a breaking point. January 29 marks the beginning of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac, an animal associated with wisdom, cunning, and transformation. Just days earlier, on January 20, Donald…

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Last weekend, a North Texas family saw an unknown and presumed biblical messenger on their doorbell camera. The man was wearing a dark puffer jacket and a red-and-black Baphomet mask carrying a piece of cardboard reading “Revelation 20:1-15.” In Western religious traditions, a “Baphomet” is a goat-headed human creature closely associated with Satanism, the Occult,…

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Former Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio is making news for being sworn in as our nation’s newest and 72nd Secretary of State and for a bold and public declaration of his Christian faith. “I want to end by thanking Almighty God and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” said Rubio. “That is truly the singular…

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Two Minnesota Christian colleges—The University of Northwestern – St. Paul and Crown College—are taking legal action against a state law that bars higher education institutions from requiring students to sign statements of faith to participate in Minnesota’s Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program. This dual-enrollment program, which allows high school students to earn tuition-free college…

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After nearly 900 harrowing days in captivity, Ryan Corbett, a Texas man held hostage by the Taliban, has finally returned home, and his community is rejoicing. Pastor David Theobald of Grace Baptist Church joined Corbett’s family in celebrating his safe release, crediting the timing to God’s providence. Corbett, who was abducted in August 2022 during…

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A meteorologist who went viral for his live prayer and many other local meteorologists have had a tumultuous few days after they were laid off and then hired back on after backlash. Mississippi Meteorologist Matt Laubhan, who went viral in March 2023 for issuing a live prayer for residents that were about to be impacted…

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An Episcopalian bishop who pleaded for mercy from President Trump on behalf of LGBTQ+ and immigrant individuals is being skewered and praised for her sermon. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington delivered the sermon for the Service of Prayer for the Nation, which was attended by newly inaugurated President Trump and…

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President Trump recalled the assassination attempt that nearly took his life in July during his inauguration speech. “The journey to reclaim our republic has not been an easy one. Those who which to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, to take my life,” the President acknowledged. “An assassin’s bullet ripped…

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President Trump has been officially sworn in and some observers are already criticizing how he didn’t place his hand on the Bible during the oath-taking. “It’s curious that Trump, who spoke about his near death experience after being targeted by an assassin’s bullet as divine intervention, neglected to put his hand on the Bible when…

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Pastor Robert Jeffress, who has been a source of spiritual advice to President Trump since his 2016 election, is speaking hopefully of the future since the President’s election. “I believe most evangelicals, conservative Catholics and conservative Jews all view President Trump’s re-election with a feeling of relief and gratitude to God,” he said prior to…
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