Yesterday’s U.S. strike against Islamic State–linked militants operating in Nigeria, reportedly carried out with the approval and cooperation of the Nigerian government, landed with the kind of moral thud that foreign-policy decisions rarely avoid. President Trump framed the action in part as a response to violence that has included the targeting of Christians, a claim…
Syria, Sacrifice, and the High Cost We’re Too Quick to Call “Waste”
The deadly attack on American personnel in Syria—and President Trump’s pledge of a decisive response—has once again forced the country to confront a question we never seem to settle: What is worth the cost? Every time U.S. service members are killed abroad, the debate begins almost instantly. Why are we there? What are we gaining?…
Strength, Justice, and the Need for Honest Leadership
Yesterday was quite the day for headlines — from military shake-ups to foreign-policy gambles to federal agencies throwing elbows — and each story points to the same underlying truth: America desperately needs clarity, character, and courage from its leaders. Not perfection (only God has that résumé), but a steady moral compass in a moment when…
Beirut, Bombs, and the Endless Blame Game
There are two things you can always count on in the Middle East: somebody’s going to launch a rocket, and somebody’s going to swear it was “totally justified, absolutely necessary, and incredibly precise.” It’s like the region’s version of “eat, pray, love,” except it’s more “threaten, strike, retaliate.” Recently Israel carried out a pinpoint airstrike…
The Moral Collapse in Sudan’s Darfur
By any measure of human decency, what has happened in El Fasher — the capital of North Darfur in Sudan — is a catastrophic moral failure. When paramilitary thugs storm a hospital and murder patients in their beds, we’re no longer talking about a civil war. We’re talking about genocide. And the world’s silence is deafening.…
Standing with God’s People in an Age of Terror
Today we were reminded once again of the reality of evil in our world. In Manchester, England, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, a man drove a car into worshippers outside a synagogue and then attacked with a knife. Two people lost their lives. Others were injured. Families were left broken.…
A Review of Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan
The Middle East is a mess. I know, that’s not exactly a news flash. For decades, Israel and Hamas have been caught in the same exhausting cycle: rockets fly, bombs drop, the world yells “ceasefire,” and then—surprise—it all starts over again. It’s like watching the world’s worst rerun, except every season ends with more destruction,…
Peace Through Power: President Trump’s Houthi Ceasefire and the Art of Strategic Restraint
The Power of Pressure: Bombs First, Bargains Later Before we even talk about ceasefires and diplomacy, let’s be honest about what got the Houthis to the negotiating table in the first place: raw, decisive American firepower. Over the course of just two months, President Trump authorized a ferocious air campaign against over 800 Houthi military…
Israel’s Right to Defend Itself, Hezbollah’s Evil Tactics, and the Moral Clarity the World Lacks
Once again, the world is watching another dangerous escalation in the Middle East. On Friday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) struck southern Beirut—a rare move, and the first time they’ve targeted Lebanon’s capital since November. The strike came after two projectiles were fired into northern Israel from Lebanese territory. The IDF says the target was…
Truth and Tragedy in Gaza
It’s hard to watch the news coming out of Gaza without feeling a deep sense of sorrow. Israeli forces have resumed ground operations in the Gaza Strip, and the airstrikes have taken a heavy toll on Palestinian lives. War is ugly, brutal, and heart-wrenching, and no one should take lightly the loss of innocent life.…
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