Thursday, October 16, 2025
The saying “If grief could be seen, the world would be covered in black” is often attributed to Francis Weller.
For two years, Israel has been wrapped in black. Even when many hostages were freed, the shadow remained.
Now, after the release of the final 20 living hostages and as a cease-fire hardens, rays of light are emerging from that tortured and tested land — songs of joy rising once aga in from that nation.
October 13 will stand as a testament courage and endurance of the captives, the fearlessness of soldiers, the resolve of diplomats, the iron will of families, the help of true allies and the triumph of good over evil.
President Donald Trump has led the breakthrough and now leads this next phase.
There’s no question: There’s still a lot of work still to be done.
But this is a moment for gratitude — for the freed hostages, for Israel’s endurance and for the hope that Gaza’s innocents may finally live in peace.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
“God Bless the Peacemaker,” read the Jerusalem Post as Donald Trump arrived in Jerusalem. Trump certainly earned that title, but now he wants to add another: Dealmaker.
Trump addressed the Knesset in celebration of the deal that brought the hostages home and promises an end to Hamas’ threat to Israel. Trump urged Israel and its neighbors to focus on the opportunities ahead.
“Now, it is time to translate these victories against terrorists on the battlefield,” Trump declared, “into the ultimate prize of peace and prosperity for the entire Middle East.” Trump urged those nations who have opposed Israel to reach out and build commercial ties, even Iran, whose schemes for world domination collapsed in this war.
Trump’s speech hearkened back to George Washington, whose final presidential address urged the country to build its policy on “commercial relations” with “as little political connection as possible.”
The author of The Art of the Deal understands the hope those words can bring to the most troubled region of the world.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Charlie Kirk’s journey shows that political engagement, far from distracting young people from faith, can actually prepare them for a deeper relationship with Christ and a deeper appreciation of the Gospel.
Generation Z—particularly young men—has grown up in what really ought to be seen as a cult—a political cult, the cult of woke—facing stultifying political conformity, “pronoun police,” attacks on so-called toxic masculinity and the like.
Kirk didn’t just help these young people escape the grip of a political cult; he pointed the way to a better alternative—Jesus Christ.
Churches have a unique opportunity to guide these young men. Charlie showed them it’s okay to disagree with the force-fed left-wing narratives.
The Church can help take them to the next step: That is: The greatest Story ever told.
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Monday, October 13, 2025
Charlie Kirk’s journey shows that political engagement, far from distracting young people from faith, can actually prepare them for a deeper relationship with Christ and a deeper appreciation of the Gospel.
Generation Z—particularly young men—has grown up in what really ought to be seen as a cult—a political cult, the cult of woke—facing stultifying political conformity, “pronoun police,” attacks on so-called toxic masculinity and the like.
Kirk didn’t just help these young people escape the grip of a political cult; he pointed the way to a better alternative—Jesus Christ.
Churches have a unique opportunity to guide these young men. Charlie showed them it’s okay to disagree with the force-fed left-wing narratives.
The Church can help take them to the next step: That is: The greatest Story ever told.
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
The Donald Trump Gaza peace plan marks a major development toward solving the intractable—but, as Winston Churchill once said, “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” There is a lot to worry about, yet.
First, the return of living hostages is a breakthrough, but unless Hamas is disarmed and removed from all power, the suffering of all will continue and more terrorism will come.
It is worth remembering why this peace plan came about in the first place, as it was all so unnecessary. It came because a de facto state, Gaza, which Israel turned over to the Arabs twenty years ago turned itself into a terrorist state that engaged in the most brutal attack the history of terrorism has ever known—including the killing of dozens of Americans. And to this day, Hamas still has more public support than alternative parties there—which bodes poorly for the future of all, including civilization.
May this be the beginning of their end.
I’m Seth Leibsohn
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
America recently learned that Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, sent texts wishing death on a political rival and his children.
Someone who fails such a basic test of personal decency is obviously unfit — morally and perhaps psychologically — to serve as any state’s top law enforcement officer.
But apparently it’s not obvious to everyone. Although Democrats, including Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, condemned the remarks, not one called for Jones to withdraw from the race. Not one.
That’s as shocking as the remarks themselves. Democrats stand united in supporting a man who wished death on his opponent’s child.
Extremism won’t be stopped by appeals from the other side of the political divide. Democrats must be policed by Democrats. But to their shame, they simply refuse to do it.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
A major US ally, dedicated to religious pluralism and social and civil rights like few others was victim to one of the most major and gruesome terrorist attacks recorded. That attack came from a movement of bloodlust and an ideology mortally opposed to social and civil rights. On the two-year commemoration of that attack, college students and adults alike protested the victim on behalf of the terrorist movement.
The ally is Israel.
The terrorists: Hamas.
And from campuses to the streets, massive rallies, using Hamas insignia and propaganda, marched for Hamas.
Only two years after the slaughter of innocents, where over 50 Americans were killed and taken hostage, it’s difficult to understand such sympathy for the devil on our campuses and in major cities. But, then again, two years ago a major poll showed thirty percent of Gen. Z thought Osama bin Laden was a force for good.
Treating any of this as an education issue is wrong. Such sympathies for the demonic are not education problems, they reveal a massive moral crisis.
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