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August 11, 2025
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| Trump to Deploy Federal Agents to D.C. amid Crime Spike |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The nation's capital city has become a hotbed for violent crime in recent years. Although city and federal officials have moved to curb the rise in murders, assaults, carjackings, and other offenses over the past two years, President Trump is taking more decisive and immediate action. According to multiple reports, the president has authorized federal law enforcement to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C. and may even send in the National Guard. |
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| Amid Trump-Putin Summit Rumors, Experts Say Chances for Ukraine Ceasefire Remain Slim |
| by Dan Hart |
| As President Trump's deadline expired Friday for Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face increased economic sanctions, the White House has signaled that a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could happen as early as next week. Experts say chances are slim that the Russian autocrat will agree to pull his forces out of Ukraine. |
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| Why Trump Is Funny and Colbert Is Canceled |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Throughout human history, one of the many causes of laughter has been relief. In Homer's epic "The Odyssey," when Odysseus returns home after years of war and adventure, his loyal swineherd Eumaeus and loving son Telemachus are so overjoyed to see him that they nearly burst into fits of laughter. In Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge laughs deeply and heartily upon waking up to discover that it is Christmas Day and that he has an opportunity to change his life and save his soul. This same principle holds true in comedy, especially over the past several years. |
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| Va. High School Faces Investigation over Alleged Secret Abortion Arrangements for Minors |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| In what has become a chilling unearthing, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia has launched an investigation into Centreville High School for accusations of arranging and funding students' abortions back in 2021. The news, first revealed by the W.C. Dispatch Substack, has sparked outrage among parents, pro-life advocates, and concerned citizens, raising serious questions about parental rights and school overreach. |
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| Running to God: Faith over Flight |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| There's a profound chasm between running away from something and running to something - especially when it defines how we live. I've lived this truth. For years, running away was my default, my so-called "solution" to life's problems. It's almost seductive, isn't it? It's a lure to a perceived path of least resistance: dodge the hard conversation, skirt the tough decision, flee the discomfort of growth. Just turn and run, leaving the mess behind. Because, surely, unresolved issues never claw their way back to haunt us, right? (Yes, that's sarcasm.) |
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| On Guard with Lamps Lit: Are You Ready for the Return of Christ? |
| by Casey Harper |
| Home invaders - whether murderous or simply after your flat screen - are not new. Mankind has always dealt with the problem, albeit without the aid of a .44 magnum or a Winchester. That's probably why Jesus used a similar metaphor in his teachings on the end of all things, specifically his own return to Earth. His parable captures the fear and suddenness of a break-in event, and the high stakes. In the same way a thief cannot catch someone unawares if they are ready and waiting, Jesus's own return will expose who was ready - and who wasn't. |
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| Our Heavenly Citizenship: Reflecting on the Meaning and Implications of 'Christian Nationalism' |
| by Evelyn Elliott |
| I read an article on the murder of Pastor Bill Schonemann this past June, which had been written by a journalist who was clearly not a Christian. When Adam Scheafe murdered Schonemann and mock-crucified him, he claimed he did so because Schonemann was an idolater. Referencing the first commandment, "You shall have no other gods before me," Scheafe explained to authorities that the belief in Jesus as God was idolatry, and for that, all Christian pastors deserved to die. |
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