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December 1, 2025
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| National Guard Member's Murder Prompts Swift Action from Trump Admin against Unvetted Afghan Nationals |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| An Afghan national has been charged with murder for the slaying of a member of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to the U.S. in 2021 following the Taliban recapture of Kabul, shot 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old National Guard Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom on Wednesday, sending both to the hospital in critical condition. Beckstrom succumbed to her wounds and died on Thursday, according to her father, who called her murder "a horrible tragedy." |
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| Artificial Music for Artificial Ears: AI Rocks the Jukebox |
| by Jared Bridges |
| To say we live in weird times is an understatement. And as amazing as the technology is, the world of artificial intelligence (AI) is making life in a weird world all the more so. In the past month, the song at the top of Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart was not written and sung by a down-on-his-luck guitar player with boots and a cowboy hat. It wasn't even sung by a pop star as a crossover hit, as has recently been the trend. The number one song "Walk my Walk," by the artist Breaking Rust, was 100% generated by AI. |
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| Seasons of Life: The Importance of Grounded Faith amid Constant Change |
| by Dan Hart |
| It is the inescapable change of the seasons that naturally clue us human beings in to an unchangeable fact: the world never stops changing. The tiny green buds of spring will soon enough fully bloom in summer, only to wrinkle in fall and die in winter. Even if we were to purposely sit and do nothing for hours on end inside a climate-controlled room with no hint of anything changing in our immediate vicinity, the created order hums along just feet away outside our walls, with the sun swiftly orbiting across the sky and the wind blowing wherever it wills. |
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| American Ignorance, the Bible's Inerrancy, and Satan's Lies |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| A key issue in the Fundamentalist-Modernist debates of the last century has now resurfaced. The 2025 State of the Bible Survey revealed the astonishing fact that there are more Americans (and Christians) who read the Bible than who affirm its accuracy. Doubting the Bible is nothing new, but the extent of this doubt signals that Christians must once again resolidify a foundational principle of their historic faith: the doctrine of inerrancy. |
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| Discipline: Choosing Faith When You Don't Feel Like It |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Have you ever been stuck in a slump? You know, that feeling when you've been hit with a wave of numbness - no spark, no drive. Sometimes it's the result of being stressed, anxious, or depressed. Other times, you have no idea where it came from. And then, occasionally, the culprit is just sheer laziness. Regardless of what led you to feeling or being stagnant, one truth remains: Anything truly worth having, a life truly worth living, demands something from us. |
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| Is the Human Soul Made for Fame? |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| The question is not whether having a platform is immoral, or whether we can bear any measure of renown. Scripture itself settles the matter: God often chooses to lift the lowly. David was the shepherd boy who became king. Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, ended up ruling Egypt. The orphan Esther became a queen, and Moses was chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery. The list is long, and the Author is the same. Yet, I can't help but wonder, particularly in our glittering age: Was the human soul made for fame? |
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