The newest rival to the pastor may not stand behind a pulpit. It may wait silently in a phone, answer at any hour, remember every confession, speak without visible impatience, and tell the seeker exactly what he hopes to hear. This is no longer a di...

From August 27 to 29, central bankers, economists, policymakers, financial-market participants, and selected journalists gathered in Jackson, Wyoming, for the 2026 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. The theme was not a minor technical matter. I...

Psalm 83, Jeremiah, Ezekiel 38–39, and the Growing Convergence in the Middle East Abstract The rapidly changing Middle East increasingly occupies the geographical theater repeatedly emphasized in biblical prophecy. Israel and Jerusalem remain at the...

The newest spiritual guide does not sleep, tire, rebuke, require an appointment, or ask to be paid an honorarium. It replies within seconds, remembers earlier conversations, speaks in a soothing voice, and can be given the face of a guru, a priest, ...

Abstract The rapidly changing Middle East increasingly occupies the geographical theater repeatedly emphasized in biblical prophecy. Israel and Jerusalem remain at the center, surrounded by territories corresponding to ancient Philistia, Tyre, Damas...

On August 28, 2026, the Associated Press reported that spiritual seekers are increasingly turning to artificial-intelligence chatbots for guidance once sought from human gurus. The attraction is easy to understand. A bot is available at midnight, do...

On September 14, 2026, the United States Food and Drug Administration will hold a public hearing on the possible future therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs in supervised and supportive settings. The hearing follows the agency's July 2026 final guid...

Two developments make this a moment for sober Christian attention. On August 24, 2026, a United Methodist bishop's report from the June World Council meeting of Religions for Peace announced that the organization had officially moved from "A Shared ...

France has crossed a grave legal threshold. On August 18, 2026, President Emmanuel Macron promulgated Law No. 2026-794, creating a statutory "right to aid in dying." The law does not merely permit a patient to refuse burdensome treatment. It authori...

On July 30, 2026, a city of roughly 84,000 people experienced the arrival of more than 72,000 migrants in little more than a day. Most soon returned to Morocco, but thousands remained in Spain's North African territory of Ceuta, sleeping on beaches,...

In an age weary of institutions but hungry for transcendence, a new kind of congregation is growing. Its sanctuary may be a rented house, a retreat centre, or a forest lodge. Its sacrament may be ayahuasca, psilocybin mushrooms, peyote, or another c...

On 18 August 2026, France promulgated a law creating a legal “right to assistance in dying.” The event deserves more than a hurried political reaction. It requires sober Christian judgment because the law does not merely regulate what happens when t...

The question is not whether rulers mention God. The question is whether they bow beneath His judgment, or place His name above their own power like a banner no one is permitted to question. The Return of Sacred War The language of holy conflict has r...

The world is becoming more openly religious at precisely the point where it is also becoming more violent. This does not necessarily mean that societies are returning to biblical faith. It often means that political powers are discovering how useful...

There are times when Christian love requires tenderness toward the wounded, and there are also times when Christian love requires direct confrontation of teaching that misrepresents God. Scripture permits neither cruelty in the name of truth nor sil...