More than 60 years ago, I decided to abstain from alcohol totally. Since I struggle with various temptations, it seemed ill-advised to consume a substance that would weaken my will. You know what? I haven’t missed out on anything… READ MORE at: bobrussell.org/when-the-churc…

America pushed 5 million more kids into poverty last year. "As a country, we chose to make them poor. Specifically, we chose to make them poor again, by snatching a short-lived safety-net program away." Now 1 in 8 US kids are living in poverty. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/… Catherine Rampell

RIP to a priest with deep respect and love for Muslims.

I agree with you on this one, Gabriel. Lumen Gentium seems pretty clear on this. The problem is that many Christians, when they hear this, think you just said "Jesus Christ is not essential to the Faith." I have trouble understanding why they think that, but they do.

HHS released first published federal study on net fiscal impact of refugees & asylees on federal, state, local govt budgets, examining a 15-year period (2005- 2019) It found net fiscal impact of refugees & asylees was overwhelmingly positive at $123.8B aspe.hhs.gov/reports/fiscal…

Ramadan Mubarak to all of my Muslim friends. رمضان مبارك لكل أصدقائي المسلمين

Deeply disturbed and shocked that a member of our church in Birzeit in Occupied West Bank has been arrested by Israeli forces. Layan Nasir is a 23 year old Palestinian Christian. Family don’t know where she is being held. Great concern and prayers for Layan and her family.

Let us not forget martyred Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, and Myanmar. I appeal to the wisdom of leaders, so that escalation may cease and every effort be spent in dialogue and negotiation.

Rest in Peace, dear Roy!

In 2016 my wife and I published "Ten Reasons Why Evangelicals Must Not Vote for Donald Trump" (link below). Those reasons are still true today – some more alarmingly than in 2016. I'm not endorsing Harris, but I want to be clear: I will NOT vote for Trump. academia.edu/36246035/Ten_R…

🚨BREAKING: Prof. Dr. Salman Al-Daya, Dean of the College of Sharia and Law at the Islamic University of Gaza and Gaza’s foremost religious authority, has issued a series of six statements condemning Hamas leaders' blatant disregard for Gazan lives—and has called on Hamas to step

This sermon by my friend Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac is devastating to watch. "The Gospel and Gaza: A Palestinian Christian's Voice." "Munther Isaac's Sermon to the West." youtu.be/fhUqbNd7Zag?si…

How this vile, disgusting, and immoral behavior has become normalized in the United States is something our descendants will study in school, to the shame of our generation.

Washington Post: Gaza's Christians, battered by war, celebrate first Christmas in 3 years wapo.st/44EPIwv