• Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7

    Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7
    Israel’s military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7The head of Israeli military intelligence said Monday he would resign because of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the stunning failure to anticipate or quickly respond to the deadliest assault in Israel’s history.
    Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s decision could set the stage for more resignations among top Israeli security officials. Hama
  • Let the Seas Rise and Feed the Poor

    Let the Seas Rise and Feed the Poor
    Helping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.Indonesia is the largest archipelagic nation in the world. It’s made up of an astounding 17,000 islands, with 70 percent of the population living in coastal areas. Many view the country as a divers’ haven because it is home to vibrant coral reefs teeming with colorful fish, and it’s also where the largest mangrove ecosystems on the planet exist.But my country is f
  • Panic Won’t Protect the Planet Well

    Panic Won’t Protect the Planet Well
    I grew up as a climate change denier. Now I understand we must care for God’s creation and people alike.I grew up believing that Earth Day was a liberal holiday. Climate change was a lie, a ploy by leftist political activists to dismantle US economic superiority by undermining domestic energy production and crippling our industries. Humans had a God-given right to have “dominion” (Gen. 1:26) over the earth, I was taught. The natural world was ours to “steward” (Gen.
  • Was Paul a Slave?

    Was Paul a Slave?
    The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.Of the many letters the apostle Paul wrote, few survived. We have a good deal of his communication to churches as a whole—letters to groups of believers in particular cities. This makes sense. Such letters were read publicly and often; they were copied and disseminated and celebrated as Scripture soon after the ink had dried.Paul sent a number of letters to individuals as well. To read his biblical writings is to sense that
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