Tag: faith

We Do Not Walk Alone

Back when the COVID pandemic was young and no one knew what to think about it, I sat in my home office listening to a SoundCloud stream of various choral recordings while I worked. One of the selections was a soothing new setting of an old Irish blessing, which runs as follows: May you see…


The American Freedom Tour: Fight Like Hell and Take Back America

I attended the American Freedom Tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in which a bevy of speakers encourage and uplift attendees based on the pillars of faith, family, finances, and freedom. This one-day event is designed to empower everyday leaders and give them the tools to create actual change to take back the country from its…


Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson: The Solution to Cancel Culture Is Forgiveness, and Faith Above Politics

There is an ongoing modern trend of cancel culture, where anyone who violates established narratives or interests is attacked relentlessly with a goal of destroying their careers and damaging their reputations. Among the celebrities who have been targeted by cancel culture is Phil Robertson of reality TV series “Duck Dynasty.” In his new book, “Uncanceled:…


Photographer’s Sublime Shots of Breaking Waves Depict His Faith After Epiphany at Sea

After a profound scare on a surfing trip as a teen, an Australian surfer discovered God and channeled both his faith and his artistry into a new profession: ocean photography. Through his powerful and breathtaking images of breaking waves, he shares his reverence for God and nature with the world. “Becoming a photographer has been…


Our Kids’ Faith: Committed Parents Lead to Committed Children

Commentary Well-known Christian pastor and author Chuck Swindoll has written (pdf), “Wise is the parent who understands, ‘I need to spend time with my child. I need to observe. I need to dialogue so that my child grows up knowing his or her unique, God-given design.’” Recently, I came across a study by Jesse Smith,…


Analysis: Has Disney Lost Faith in Pixar?

On Jan. 7, Walt Disney Co. announced it wasn’t putting its Pixar Animation Studios feature “Turning Red” into theatrical release, but instead was slating it for a March 11 premiere on the Disney+ streaming service. “Turning Red” is the third consecutive Pixar feature kept out of theaters in favor of a streaming debut, following “Soul” and “Luca.” No Pixar…


Two Moms, a CEO and a Physician, Step Up to Homeschool Kids: ‘You Will Never Ever Regret’

Over the last decade, there has been an exponential rise in homeschooling across the United States. What is driving parents to make this choice, and some to even leave their careers to do so? I had a chance to speak to two faith-centered moms—one from the corporate sector and the other a physician—who embarked on…


America the Faithful

Commentary On Aug. 23, 1984, at an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas, then-President Ronald Reagan said (pdf), “Without God, there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience. … Without God, there is a coarsening of the society. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that…


Freed Missionaries Tell How They Escaped Haitian Kidnappers

Escaping captors in the middle of the night, 12 Christian Aid Ministries missionaries hiked silently through the moonlit Haitian jungle, pausing at times to pray for the direction that led to freedom. For roughly 10 miles, they pressed forward, through thick, thorny brush: a married couple, 10-month-old baby, 3-year-old, 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy, four single…


Australian Faith Based Schools To Have Discretionary Hiring Protections Under Religious Discrimination Bill

The revamped religious discrimination bill will allow schools to hire people on the basis of faith but will not shield employees from prosecution for making statements of belief that might offend others, Education Minister Alan Tudge said. The bill would also not allow a school to reject a teacher based on their sexuality or other traits,…