As June begins, a familiar ritual is unfolding across much of the Western world. Corporate logos are being transformed into rainbow-colored versions of themselves. Social media feeds are filling with Pride Month messages. Government agencies, sports leagues, entertainment companies, major retailers, and countless public institutions are once again rolling out campaigns celebrating LGBTQ identities and causes.
For decades, the idea of humanoid robots fighting wars belonged to the realm of science fiction. Hollywood filled our screens with mechanical armies, autonomous killing machines, and futuristic battlefields where humans struggled to maintain control over the technologies they had created.
The words were not offered as commentary, discussion, or theological speculation. They were presented as worship itself. Congregants were invited to participate in a call-and-response liturgy affirming these descriptions of God.
How far can a nation go in protecting people from being offended before it starts criminalizing its own heritage?
Many Christians today consume biblical teaching in the same way they consume every other form of online content. Instead of sustained study, theology can become fragmented into short clips and brief emotional moments. Sermons become thirty-second videos. Complex doctrine becomes condensed into catchy quotes. Difficult passages become reduced to simplistic explanations.
A new national survey found that nearly half of Americans say the fun has disappeared from their lives. Financial pressures, exhausting schedules, work demands, and burnout are leaving millions feeling drained, disconnected, and unable to enjoy life the way they once did.
As the share of Americans who identify as Christian remains stagnant, newly released survey data suggests that a contributing factor toward a lack of growth in believers may be due to Christians being increasingly hesitant to share their faith with others.
Some Christian music artists appear determined to redefine Christian music's purpose. Instead of pointing people toward God's standards, they seek to reshape God's standards around modern cultural values.
For years, China has built what many observers have described as the most extensive surveillance network in human history. Now, thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence, that network is evolving into something far more powerful--and far more concerning.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of America's most prominent progressive politicians and outspoken defenders of Muslim communities, appeared at a Muslim cultural gathering wearing a hijab and addressing the crowd. Yet what captured attention online was not what she said. It was how many in the audience appeared to respond.
When churches become nearly indistinguishable from secular culture, people begin asking an uncomfortable question: why bother attending church at all?
A newly released State of Theology survey from Ligonier Ministries Canada and Lifeway Research is nothing short of shocking. It will leave you wondering whether entire generations have sat in church buildings without ever hearing the basic truths of the Christian faith.