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With all the concerns about AI becoming an independent super intelligence that will one day take over the world, there is a much more obvious, realistic, and immediate concern we must face. I’m speaking here of AI taking the place of our friends and family, of human beings developing deep, dependent relationships with various AI bots. This is a clear and present danger.

When it comes to sounding yet another alarm about the rising tide of antisemitism worldwide, it’s important that we do not overstate things. After all, we don’t want to be like the boy who kept crying wolf until no one believed him anymore, even when a real wolf arrived. But when it comes to antisemitism, it’s actually very hard to overstate things or to sound a false alarm. That’s because things continue to go from very bad to even worse. In Canada, there has been such a surge in antisemitic since the October 7, 2023 massacre that the envoy appointed...

Picture a seven-year-old girl living under communism in the 1980s. Her dad brings her to a local grocery store in the Ukraine, their home, in the old Soviet Union. He tells her to look around at the store and memorize the scene. This was described to me in a radio interview a few years ago by Marina Medvin, a successful D.C. area attorney and writer for Townhall and Forbes. She was that little girl.

Once again, there is tragic news about the deadly persecution of Christians in Africa. This time, it comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where it was reported by Open Doors that, “At least 40 Christians who had gathered for a night prayer vigil at a church were killed when suspected Islamist militants attacked” their town. The details of the attack are chilling.

In New York State, Jews have the highest favorable opinion of President Trump. Jews support Trump more than any other religious group, more than Catholics and Protestants, upstate voters, and more than white voters in general. Jews are the only identity group in the state with whom Trump isn’t underwater even at the same time as Sen. Schumer polls worse among Jews than among Catholics or Protestants.

The founders said our rights come from the Creator. It is He who has endowed us with our rights. Therefore, they stand secure. But what if there were no Creator? What then? Some in our society seem to think that the Creator has somehow been disproved by science, that evolution is a proven fact, that the Scopes Monkey Trial 100 years ago this month helped settle the matter. Case closed.

“To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” – John 18:37 Recently, our radio affiliations representative told me a story regarding feedback from him representing “The Sons of Liberty.” A radio station owner had told him that Bradlee Dean is too direct. In response, our representative responded with “Why, because he tells the truth?”

Long has there been a debate about truth, specifically, about whether or not there is one truth, or an absolute truth. How can we know? Most of us have heard of the saying: “Just because that is your truth, doesn’t mean that it is my truth,” or some version thereof. Logically speaking, there is a serious problem with that statement, or more accurately, that entire line of thought. Let’s look at the definition of truth:

I have no doubt that God’s Word gives us all the information we need to know, and nothing is hidden from us that we, as Christ followers, must understand. But the Bible is also filled with information that is not yet for us all to understand. This is especially true when it comes to Bible prophecy. There are certain things we can only speculate upon. Even as we see current world events lining up with Scripture references, there are some things we’re not ready to fully understand, and God knows that. Indeed, if we knew with absolute certainty the dates,...

This article is not intended to be an exhaustive exposition on antisemitism, nor does it attempt to cover every nuance or detail. Rather, this is a heartfelt call to awareness and discernment. The goal is to shine a light on a spiritual and societal darkness that has endured through millennia: the deep-rooted hatred for the Jewish people. My prayer is that as you read, you would do so with wisdom and humility. Seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit as you process these truths. And if you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior, I urge you to take...

Recently, I spoke to you about worry and fear — the “fear mongering” that’s propagated by the media, which Christians seem to crave so much. It seems Christians, especially, seek out and eat up the bad news of war, pestilence, and imminent threats to our homeland and all of mankind. Yes, God’s Word does speak of a time of great tribulation, which the world has never seen before, coming in the last days. And Christians love to see the prophecies of the Bible fulfilled in our time, because they desperately long for Christ’s second coming, when true justice will be...

Top seven errors by which our generation is deceived There are no secret interpretational skills needed to see what prophecy is predicting or promising. A bit of common sense and some deductive reasoning is all that is needed to understand prophecy. Since one quarter of the Bible has to do with prophecy, we need only split all that it says into two categories. The first category consists of things Christ judges, destroys, or removes at his second coming. These things show exactly which behaviors are incorrect, sinful and ultimately destructive. The second category...

My family has roots in the Iron Range in Minnesota, and I am actually a relative of another former resident, Bob Dylan, who, as far as I know, remains a believer in Jesus. Many of his songs are legends now. But his classic song contains this accurate message: The times, they are changing. Sometime in the last 25–30 years, the church took its attention off of the incredible message that the King is coming.

On June 1, President Donald Trump issued a statement to commemorate Global Coptic Day. Among other things, he said: “Today, I join the Coptic Orthodox Christian community in observing Global Coptic Day… Tracing its roots to Saint Mark, the apostle of Jesus Christ and the evangelist who brought the Christian faith to Egypt in the first century, the Coptic Church has been a beacon of Christendom in Africa for nearly 2,000 years...

The founding fathers aimed to ensure our liberty under law, in conformity with the “laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” Natural law refers to the moral law the Creator has impressed upon the world. For example, Samuel Adams once wrote: “Thou shall do no injury to thy neighbor, is the voice of nature and reason, and it is confirmed by written revelation.” But today, we see a lot of anarchy in the streets.

Galatians 6:9, “And let us not grow weary in well doing, for in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.” I confess today that I’m tired, I’m weary. But I haven’t grown weary in well doing. In fact, that’s what gives me the power and strength to get up every day and press on. But I’m very tired and weary of the biblical illiteracy and lack of knowledge of the Lord and His ways that so many who claim His name demonstrate all the time. Jesus told us not to worry. Scripture tells us over and over again...

When Israel is at war, it is only natural for Jews and Christians to turn to the Scriptures for inspiration, comfort, and guidance. That’s why Israel’s chief rabbis called for their communities to pray specific psalms, including Psalm 20, 121, and 130. And that’s why Rabbi Dov Lando, a leading ultra-Orthodox rabbi in Israel, “upon being briefed on the security situation,” issued a statement calling for more Torah study and prayer and then “immediately took a Book of Psalms and began praying for the entire nation.”

Every child longs for their father’s love — not just in the form of provision or protection, but through what he gives of himself: words that affirm, hands that embrace, and a steady presence that says, “You matter more than words can express.” A father’s blessing is one of the most powerful gifts a child can receive—and one of the most important a father can give. This kind of blessing is deeply biblical.

We are on the brink of something we have never seen before in modern American history–more than 1,800 (and counting) simultaneous political protests scheduled to erupt across the country on the very same day. This is not just another angry weekend. This is not just another round of “peaceful protests” spiraling into looting and lawlessness. No, this is coordinated, funded, and staged chaos being unleashed like a match dropped on a national powder keg. They’re calling it the “No Kings” protest, and it’s being billed as a “nationwide day of defiance.”

I rarely visit Facebook anymore as I have little use for that bastion of negativity and foolishness. That said, I was on Facebook a few days ago, and saw the following post reposted by someone I know, unfortunately. “When someone uses the word ‘illegals,’ I am done listening to what they have to say. I live in America, a nation stolen from the indigenous natives, built on the backs of slaves, & [sic] made prosperous by the sweat & [sic] blood of immigrants. ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ My country is not...