Despite all of culture’s many advances, trying to understand and process the problem of human pain and suffering remains one of life’s most vexing challenges. But occasionally, we’re able to…
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American Immigration System Loses Contact with Tens of Thousands of Migrant Children
JUMP TO… ICE’s Job The Report Lost Children ICE’s Defense Why It Matters A recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigation concluded Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lost track of…
Hesitant About Voting This 2024 Election? Here’s What You Should Keep in Mind
As I travel the country doing voter training, I’ve never heard more citizens describing this election as simply “a battle between good and evil.” It expresses a sense, that even…
We Are in Desperate Need of Discernment
When a majority of Ohioans passed a pro-abortion initiative last November, many attributed the passage to the fundraising disparity between pro-abortion and pro-life organizations. “Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights,” the…
Dear Christians, ‘Politics’ Is Not a Dirty Word
Have you ever heard a well-meaning Christian use the term “politics” in a negative or derogatory sense? Some Christians seem to believe that politics is inherently combative, uncharitable and vitriolic.…
Fan to Taylor Swift: ‘Your Mom Gave You Life.’ Everyone Deserves a Birthday
Mary-Logan Miske considers herself “a Swiftie and Advocate for Life” – a nearly 20-year fan of singer Taylor Swift. who believes strongly in defending the most innocent among us. In…
Faith Has Never Been More Important in the Fight for Life
As pro-life Americans gather in marches, rallies and other events for the 51st anniversary of now-reversed Roe v. Wade, Americans are also gathering for the National Prayer Service, an interdenominational…
How ‘Intensive’ Parenting Makes Us Lonely
Last month, Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs hosted a celebration for the 1,000th episode of the beloved audio drama, Adventures in Odyssey. The event sold out well in advance, with over…
How the 1960s Sexual Revolution Led to Where We are Today
In 1948, Dr. Alfred Kinsey, along with other progressive academics, launched the effort to radically redefine human sexuality. It was in that year that Dr. Kinsey, with funding from the…
MASH, Alan Alda and One Man’s Search for God
When the television series M*A*S*H debuted on CBS on September 17, 1972, a sitcom about a Mobile Surgical Army Hospital unit in Korea, America was still locked in the waning…