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April 18, 2025
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| Hope Restored |
| by Kenyn Cureton |
| It has been said that a person can live about 40 days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for a few seconds without hope. For Good Friday, I am reading Ezekiel 37 in the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan. How providential! Because Ezekiel 37 is about hope restored. |
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| State Department Closes Censorship Office |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Big Brother is no longer watching Americans from Foggy Bottom. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced "the closure of the State Department's Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI), formerly known as the Global Engagement Center (GEC)," an office which "spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving." |
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| Are You a Kingdom Patriot? |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Exactly 250 years ago, this Saturday, American militias confronted British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in the opening skirmishes of what became known to history as the American Revolutionary War. But these men weren't concerned with making history. They were patriots, risking their lives to preserve what they understood to be the rightful freedoms of their country. |
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| 'Why Are We Not Protecting Our Children?' Mother of Slain Illegal Immigrant Victim Speaks at White House |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Maryland mother-of-five Rachel Morin was brutally raped and murdered in 2023 by an illegal immigrant ushered into the country under the Biden administration. After her killer, El Salvador national Victor Martinez-Hernandez, was convicted this week, the victim's mother spoke at the White House, urging journalists who cover subjects such as illegal immigration to "tell the truth" about the damage done to the nation by noncitizens. |
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| Christ Could Have Fled Calvary, but He Never Would Have |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Christ's crucifixion, drenched in agony, stands as a pivotal moment in human history. On the cross at Calvary, divine love, justice, and mercy converged in a singular act of redemption. Far from an accident or a tragedy beyond His control, Christ's death was the deliberate culmination of His mission as the God-Man. Yet, even in His final moments, He faced the scorn of mockers who taunted His power and authority. |
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| Missouri AG Institutes Dual Age Verification for Porn Sites |
| by Dan Hart |
| The growing movement among states to require age verification before accessing pornographic websites has reached groundbreaking heights as Missouri is set to become the first state in the nation to require dual age verification on both the site itself and the internet device accessing the site. |
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| Nearly 400 Colleges and Universities Refuse to Close DEI Offices |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| A recent report from an education watchdog has found that colleges and universities across the nation are still operating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs, despite President Donald Trump's executive order demanding an end to DEI initiatives among any organizations that receive federal funding. Defending Education, the higher education arm of Parents Defending Education, published a report this week detailing how nearly 400 colleges and universities in the U.S. still operate DEI offices and programs. Only 16 colleges and universities have shuttered their DEI initiatives. |
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| Poll Finds Majority of Voters Support the Dismantling of the Dept. of Education |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| President Donald Trump said during his campaign that he would abolish the Department of Education (DOE). Just last month, he signed an executive order to do just that. The question now is: where do voters stand on the idea? A fresh poll suggests that American voters support the president's axing of the DOE, but only by a slightly tipped scale. |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 188: The Permanence of the Cross in a Temporary Age |
| Podcast with Jared Bridges, David Schrock and Stephen Wellum |
| In a world where everything feels temporary, this Resurrection Week conversation centers on the one thing that never changes-the cross of Christ. The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges is joined by Dr. Stephen Wellum and Pastor David Schrock to discuss the lasting significance of the cross and resurrection in a fleeting world. They explore why the cross is central to God's plan, the importance of Jesus' dual nature, and how Christians can develop a deeper theology of Christ. A timely reflection on the hope and permanence found in Jesus. |
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| Federal Judge Permanently Enjoins EEOC Abortion Regulation for Catholic Business Group |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Catholic businesses may not be forced to subsidize abortions or fertility treatments, ruled federal Judge Daniel Traynor, a Trump appointee to the District Court of North Dakota, on Tuesday. Traynor granted 9,000 Catholic businesses a permanent injunction against an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rule requiring employers to provide abortion-related leave and other practices contrary to these businesses' religious beliefs. |
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| The Harrowing of Hell and the Goodness of God |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The story of Jesus Christ's life, passion, death, and resurrection is unequivocally the most consequential story in the whole of human history, literally defining the course of the world over the past 2,000 years. To many Christians, the story is intimately familiar, repeated time and time again - especially in the days leading up to Easter Sunday - and recounted and analyzed in countless sermons and homilies, theology and philosophy books, and even documentaries and podcasts. |
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| Make Easter Monday Great Again |
| by Victoria Marshall |
| As devout Christians throughout the country prepare their hearts and minds to share in Jesus Christ's passion on the cross and celebrate his glory in the resurrection, one Missouri senator is hoping to make the biggest day on the church's liturgical calendar a federal holiday. |
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