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The next 24 hours could change everything. The last few hours have been unlike anything we’ve seen before! Israel has launched multiple strikes in Lebanon and Syria, while the U.S. has carried out major attacks in Yemen. Iran is on high alert, fearing a possible U.S. strike, while Iraq braces for Israeli military action. Meanwhile, President Trump has sent three additional aircraft carriers to the Middle East, signaling a dramatic escalation. Could this be the moment that forces Iran to back down?

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas War and rising Houthi tensions. Pinto reports that the U.S. has escalated attacks on the Houthis in Yemen, eliminating at least 53, including senior leaders. Meanwhile, Hezbollah is under pressure from both Israel and new clashes in Syria. In Gaza, Hamas continues to violate ceasefire talks while the IDF strikes terrorist targets. Plus, Israeli forces uncover a weapons depot with UNRWA equipment in northern Samaria. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel.

TBN Israel’s Yair Pinto reports on a deadly weekend of military action across the Middle East: U.S. airstrikes hit Yemen after Houthi missile threats IDF escalates in Gaza, eliminating a Hamas drone unit Israel targets Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon Trump warns Iran: "Your time is up" ISIS’ “#2” leader eliminated in U.S. airstrike in Iraq Hamas hostage talks collapse—Is war about to restart? Russia, Iran, and China tighten alliances amid U.S. pressure IDF pressures Syria—A secret Israeli offer to Assad? With ceasefire talks stalled and the U.S. shifting to an offensive strategy, the Middle East is on edge. Will Israel...

A new survey has found that more than half of Americans do not believe God exists or that He “affects lives,” prompting one prominent researcher to highlight the need for “sweeping national repentance and spiritual renewal.” The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University released the second installment of its American Worldview Inventory 2025 on Wednesday. The research found that overall, 60% of Americans do not believe God exists or that He “affects lives.” Nearly half of self-identified Christians (47%) and a slightly smaller share of theologically identified born-again Christians (40%) said the same. George Barna, director of research at...

Iran, Russia & China just conducted massive naval drills in the waters of the Middle East—how concerned should the United States and Israel be? Plus, these same three charter members of what Erick calls the Gathering Storm coalition are holding talks in Beijing this Friday over Iran’s nuclear program. Is the Trump administration planning to flip Russia away from this evil axis? Watch now!

Pastor John MacArthur, who appeared frail, delivered a video message to the Shepherds Conference, expressing gratitude for ongoing support, while acknowledging that he is on his “last lap” as he continues to recover after seven weeks in the hospital. In the video shared on social media, the 85-year-old pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, said he felt well, though his strength had diminished during his hospitalization. “I want to say grace to you, all [of] you who are at the Shepherds Conference. For me, it’s the highlight of the year, so you have to know my disappointment...

The U.S. and Israeli Air Forces conducted joint military drills this week, including with a B-52 bomber: a clear message to the Iranian regime and its nuclear program. Plus, President Trump’s threats to Hamas intensify. What comes next in Gaza? Watch now!

Israel continues to prevent Syria’s new jihadist regime from utilizing weapons left over from the deposed government of Bashar al-Assad. Israel fighter jets carried out airstrikes today against Assad-era weapons depots. In the meantime, Israel is warning Syria to not move against its Druze minority. Would a confrontation between the IDF and Syria’s new rulers spark Turkish involvement on behalf of its jihadist allies? Watch now!

...CEO and Co-Founder of the Christian prayer app Hallow, took to X (formerly Twitter)...announcing that the European Union (EU) would no longer allow its citizens access to the app. Jones explained that “over-regulation” targeting all religious apps would make it impossible for Hallow to be available in the EU. This news comes shortly after China removed Hallow from its app store in July 2024. In his post, Jones expressed his heartbreak over the news as Hallow was in the works of expanding its content to Polish, French, Italian, and German audiences. Since its launch in December 2018, Hallow has seen...

Noted theologian and author John Piper has expressed opposition to using artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT to compose sermons, saying he was “appalled” by the idea. In Monday's episode of “Ask Pastor John,” a couple of listeners asked Piper about using AI platforms like ChatGPT to write a sermon or Bible study. Piper noted that a key problem with AI is that it lacks an emotional element, saying that God “is glorified not merely by being rightly thought about, logically comprehended, but by rightly being enjoyed, admired, appreciated and valued.” Listen to the "Ask Pastor John" podcast on the Edifi...

In a post on X Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vice presidential running mate for their independent campaign, Nicole Shanahan — a 39-year-old patent attorney, Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur and ex-wife of Google founder Sergey Brin, announced that she had been baptized as a Christian. Shanahan's X post, titled "My Baptism Story," recalls how one night in January, she "felt a heaviness settle over me, thick and suffocating, like the air before a storm" after waking up in the middle of the night to calm her young daughter who had experienced a "night terror." While she's always "believed in God,"...

Rabbi's Dov Lipman and Tuly Weisz join Erick Stakelbeck to discuss the prophetic return of the Jewish people back to their ancestral homeland of Israel. Discover the deep significance of the ingathering of the exiles and what its prophetic implications around the last days. Watch now!

A Missionary from Africa comes to the United States and shares with a concerned Christian how he feels the church in America is being deceived and in great danger. The Christian is very convicted by what he hears, makes a significant change in his life, and then sets forth a plan to reach his city with the Gospel.

Quoniam non est nobis colluctatio adversus carnem et sanguinem, sed adversus principes, et potestates, adversus mundi rectores tenebrarum harum, contra spiritualia nequitiæ, in cælestibus.For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph 6:12 The recent inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, after his landslide victory in the Presidential Election, is a reason for great hope for every American Catholic, but also for all those Catholics in Western nations, which today have been subjected to the globalist coup, who are aware...

An Italian priest has been excommunicated after he said publicly that he believed Pope Francis is an “antipope”. Fr Natale Santonocito, 61, parish priest of San Cesarea Church, south east of Rome, was investigated after posting several online videos in which he says that Francis has never been pope. “The Pope is not the Pope,” he says in one of them. “He never was.” The priest, who was ordained in 2023, has been removed from active ministry in the Diocese of Tivoli and Palestrina and automatically excommunicated. He took to YouTube on Wednesday to issue a valedictory statement. “I have...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis cautions nuns with “vinegar faces” but omits the real cause of decline in religious lifeThe pope with some of the sisters on January 4thIn the Clementine Hall of the Papal Palace on January 4th, Pope Francis addressed a gathering of the general chapter of the union of ‘St Catherine of Sienna’ school missionaries.Founded in 1924 by Luigia Tincani, the order comprised Dominican tertiaries, mainly college students or teachers and were, according to their current website, ‘intending a precise and sympathetic presence of consecrated persons in state schools and in society.’ Tincani and her companions made their...

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"The goal is to use logic to move hearts and minds in the same way that campaigns to wear seatbelts, not litter, put out campfires, not drive drunk and other issues have gone from largely ignored to ones the public is passionate about. Copenhaver aims to replace cultural brainwashing, she said, with absolute truths."

German bishop says ‘we do not have to evangelize’ the world since people can be ‘happy’ without GodGerman Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck has said that “we do not have to evangelize the whole world” and that people are “happy and content” without God.In a sermon on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, in the Essen Cathedral, Overbeck said that “we do not have to evangelize the whole world and win them over to a certain form of church life.”“God will find ways to lead those who cannot or do not want to believe in Him onto a good path,”...

Italian bishop defends nation against Islam: ‘Equating religions is an insult to intelligence’Among the most incisive points of the interview with Bishop Suetta is the statement that Christianity and Islam are not equal religions. This is an evident fact for anyone with a minimum of theological and historical knowledge.Last week Bishop Antonio Suetta of Sanremo-Ventimiglia told an Italian newspaper that Catholicism and Islam are two very different religions.The interview given by Bishop Suetta to Il Tempo on January 6, 2025, is a rare example of episcopal clarity and courage. In a time when the fear of contradicting the dominant thought...