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Ceasefire 2.0 At the eleventh hour, President Trump announced he’s giving the U.S.-Iran ceasefire an extension. Trump said the renewal—something he initially didn’t “want to do”—was due to Iran’s government being “seriously fractured.” He also said the truce would hold until Iran’s leaders...

It’s been three solid weeks of wall-to-wall war coverage. Beyond the moral and political costs of war, Iran's oil wealth and Persian Gulf location add a global economic weight to this conflict. Gas prices in the U.S. are sitting around $4/gal, and the stock market is yo-yoing—after a bleak...

(Not so) Strait Forward The world’s riding the Hormuz rollercoaster. On Friday, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open,” prompting oil prices to tumble ~12% and stocks to hit record highs. President Trump thanked Iran, but said Uncle Sam would maintain its blockade of Iranian...

Louisiana Mass Shooting Eight children, ranging in ages from one to 14 years old, were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, early yesterday morning. Police say the shootings began with a “domestic disturbance” around 5:00 AM. A single gunman shot 10 people—eight children died...

What is Bitcoin? The cryptocurrency that started it all… Bitcoin is a digital currency. There’s no physical, printed version of it, and it’s not issued by any government. So, how’s it different from sending digital U.S. dollars through Venmo? Key word: decentralized. Venmo transactions...

Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Israel and Lebanon are hours into a 10-day ceasefire. President Trump announced the agreement yesterday (sans details) after U.S.-brokered talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington D.C. on Tuesday; it was the neighboring nations’ first direct diplomatic meeting...

A Blessing on Every Wave Hannah sat thoughtfully on the shoreline, just close enough to the ocean for the waves to reach her feet, keeping her cool on the hot summer day. As one wave splashed around her, she noticed a beautiful shell left behind. Instinctively, she grabbed the shell and turned...

Strait Talk The blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has entered day three. The U.S. Navy began blocking Iranian ports Monday after weekend peace talks in Pakistan stalled, with VP JD Vance saying Iran refused to abandon its nuclear ambitions. The blockade specifically targets vessels entering...

Never Forgotten Around the world, Christians are being driven from their homes, stripped of food and shelter, and many even lose their Bibles—all because they refuse to renounce Jesus. The Voice of the Martyrs lets these persecuted believers know they’re not forgotten by providing emergency...

Home Sweet Earth Artemis II’s record-setting deep-space mission stuck the landing. NASA’s Orion spacecraft—dubbed Integrity by its crew—splashed down Friday evening off the coast of San Diego, with Mission Control calling it “a perfect bullseye splashdown” (watch the landing). Commander Reid...

Blockade President Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. Navy will “immediately” begin blocking “any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz.” The blockade began after 21 hours of U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations ended without an agreement. Key sticking points...

What is Artemis II? NASA’s first crewed deep-space mission since Apollo. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen launched on April 1, looped around the moon, and then splashed back down yesterday. Monday afternoon...

Fragile Iran Truce Parts of the Middle East missed the memo about Tuesday’s two-week ceasefire. On Wednesday, Israel said it struck 100 Hezbollah targets in 10 minutes, maintaining the ceasefire doesn’t apply to the Lebanon offensive; Iran disagreed, calling the strikes a truce violation...

Living With Urgency [ 1 min read ★ ] The night is about over, dawn is about to break—Romans 13:11-14 No question, a lot of us men are living in “I know, I know” mode . . . in “I’m gonna do it, but just not right now” mode. You see, we know what’s important; we’ve just...

Dark Side of the Moon Artemis II astronauts have ventured farther into the final frontier than anyone in history… and have the pics to prove it. On Monday, the lunar crew reached 252,760 miles from the third rock from the sun—breaking Apollo 13’s 1970 record for farthest rocket trip—as they...

Ceasefire The U.S., Israel, and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Last night, President Trump said the U.S. has received a “workable” 10-point proposal from Iran (read it) that included reopening the Strait of Hormuz, ending all conflicts in the region, and lifting sanctions on Iran...

Trial, Earthquake, Empty Tomb Residents around Jerusalem are still wrapping their minds around the past week’s events. Things escalated two Sundays ago, when Jesus of Nazareth—a Jewish teacher and miracle worker with a fast-growing following—rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. Crowds...

How does God want to grow you as you consume the news? When it comes to talking about current events, Christians have a bad reputation. Now, a bad reputation alone is nothing to fret about—Jesus told us to expect it. The issue is that our reputation for being judgmental and angry is...

Billion Dollar Blastoffs SpaceX is preparing for a historic mission: destination Mars Wall Street. Wednesday, the Elon Musk-owned rocket maker filed initial paperwork to go public this summer, reportedly targeting a record-breaking valuation of $1.75T and aiming to raise $50-$75B from shares...

Very Shortly The Iran war* is more than a month in, and President Trump says its end is near. Addressing the nation in a primetime speech Wednesday, Trump said the U.S. will hit Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks; further strategy details were minimal. He declared that...