Joe Carter

1 week ago | rlo.acton.org | Joe Carter

Today Americans will observe Memorial Day, a federal holiday for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Here are five facts you should know about this day of remembrance:1. Memorial Day is often confused with Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle.

2 weeks ago | thegospelcoalition.org | Joe Carter

The Story: Two Israeli embassy staffers—including one who was a Christian—were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, earlier this week in what authorities describe as an antisemitic attack by a pro-Palestinian gunman. The Background: Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, were shot at close range while attending an American Jewish Committee event for young diplomats.

2 weeks ago | anglican.ink | Joe Carter

The Story: Two Israeli embassy staffers—including one who was a Christian—were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, earlier this week in what authorities describe as an antisemitic attack by a pro-Palestinian gunman. The Background: Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, were shot at close range while attending an American Jewish Committee event for young diplomats.

2 weeks ago | crossway.org | Joe Carter |Brett McCracken |Ivan Mesa |Samuel James

Inundated with MessagesAs Christians, we often think of sermons as something exclusive to Sunday morning church services. We view sermons as a special type of expository exhortation, in which a pastor, standing in a pulpit and with a Bible open, delivers a spiritual instruction to a congregation. But this limited view prevents us from recognizing the countless other types of “secular sermons” that are being preached to us daily through our screens, advertisements, and entertainment.

2 weeks ago | theaquilareport.com | Joe Carter

Overall, many international experts are pulling back from the “gender-affirming” model and returning to a more cautious, psychotherapy-first approach. Meanwhile, many clinics in the United States continue to fast-track minors toward medical transition—often with only cursory psychological evaluation. In the United States, around 3.3 percent of adolescents identify as transgender, and a futher 2.2 percent question whether they might be.