Meanwhile, the Bible describes the current challenge of our day. “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-4). Today we call it Progressive Christianity, and it’s a lie—just enough truth to deceive. Lately, this false gospel is being proclaimed by many progressives, most notably on the campaign trail by Texas politician James Talarico, who is masquerading as an angel of light.

As I wrote illustrations for Billy Graham’s sermons, I naturally spent a lot of time with him. I traveled with him, asked him many questions, and analyzed everything he did as he preached. I watched him pray. I watched him deliver altar calls. I watched him as he went onto stage. I was there for it all. And as Billy was coming to the end of his crusade ministry, I was just at the beginning of mine. Here’s what he taught me about evangelism.

I recently received an email from a woman who detailed how her church has become hostile to those of us anticipating Jesus’ return. Scoffers increase every year as we get closer to Christ's return—despite the signs of the times exploding, which should serve as a wake-up call for how late the hour is. The email I received also described denigrating names that were being given to people like her who were looking up, awaiting Jesus’ return—names like “End Times Eddie,” “Apocalyptic Anita,” or “Doom and Gloom June.” I wish I were making this up! This is just one more church saying, “Come Lord Jesus… but not too soon.”

The Bible uses strong language to describe any form of compromise with worldly thinking. And it doesn’t just apply to the ancient Israelites. Hosea 4:12 says, “My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, and their [wooden] staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, and they have played the harlot against their God.” Hosea used strong language against his fellow Israelites, calling them harlots because they had violated their vows to remain faithful to the one true God. Is it possible that Christians today, and particularly Christian leaders—in their zeal to make Christianity more enticing—are actually “playing the harlot,” too?

Do you want to be with your children all day and all night long? Well, if you said “yes,” you are apparently “weird” and untrustworthy—at least according to the viral comments made by podcast host Angie Sullivan on the political pop culture podcast, I’ve Had It. Her comments are very revealing about how our culture views children!

We live in a time when the level of mental straying from long-held and obvious truths tells us we are near the end of the church age and approaching the tribulation. We have become familiar with new terms being invented to accommodate the beliefs of a deluded world. Gender dysphoria is one of those terms. This refers to the condition of feeling one’s emotional and psychological identity as male or female is the opposite of one’s biological sex. The key word here is feelings; the individual’s gender is determined by their feelings and not the facts of genetics and biology. This indicates a mental straying from what is actually true. In other words, you can use orange spray paint on an apple and try calling it an orange, but it won’t change it from being an apple.

“In this moment,” she said, “I don’t want it to be lost on us what is going on here: that we have a president, and a staff surrounding him, that saw the importance and the need to call [on] God. Because for 250 years this nation has returned again and again to the God who created this beautiful country that we get to call home. We do this not because we’re perfect people; we’re not. But woven into the fabric of America is a deep and persistent belief that we cannot persevere on our own—that we need God.”

“We know the YMCA has heard these concerns,” the letter stressed. “On multiple occasions, shortly after APC publicly exposed these policies, the YMCA removed or changed the webpages containing them. But the policies themselves didn’t change. In fact, our most recent investigation found that some YMCA camps have expanded these practices to allow adult biological male counselors to sleep in girls’ cabins so long as those male counselors identify as girls.”

It's the eighth meeting between the two leaders since President Trump returned to office in January 2025, and the stakes could not be higher. After nearly two weeks of massive strikes against Iran, the US has paused military operations yet again in an attempt to negotiate with Iran's regime. The President told Axios on Monday, “We are in very deep talks with Iran. If they don't work out, we will go back to very strong military action... Either it goes fast or not at all.”

There's one major roadblock to a new Middle East, to a region where Israel lives in peace and prosperity with its Arab neighbors. That roadblock is the Iranian axis. In Iraq, Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, and Syria, Iran's regime has spent years creating chaos and surrounding Israel with a ring of fire, a proxy network sworn to the destruction of the Jewish state. The crown jewel of this evil empire is Hezbollah.

Iran says it is now engaged in a “full-scale war” with the United States. Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian, who is supposedly one of the more “moderate” figures among Iran's fanatical jihadist leadership, made the remarks earlier today, and judging by events that unfolded over the weekend, the regime clearly wants to escalate. They want to tank the global economy and drive up oil and gas prices, which they believe would then force the US to stand down.

If we are going to follow a chronological order of events that pertains to the last of the last days, we must begin with the regathering of the Jews into their land and the rebirth of the nation Israel. Jesus said, "Now learn this parable from the fig tree: 'When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place."

Many Western nations are careening down a path of radical progressivism, but no nation may be further down the track than America’s neighbor to the north. Of all the Western nations, Canada stands out in the worst possible way. Within the last decade, the nation has startled the world by arresting pastors, freezing bank accounts of dissenting voices, suppressing press freedom, killing its most vulnerable, and taking direct aim at religious liberty. Even members of the highly progressive European Union have pushed back against what they view as a “dictatorship” steadily emerging in the country.

President Donald Trump used the closing press conference of the NATO summit in Ankara to deliver one of his sharpest warnings yet about communism, saying the ideology is gaining ground in the United States and abroad and poses a grave danger to American liberty.

On June 24, two earthquakes—just 39 seconds apart—shook the South American nation of Venezuela. Measuring 7.2 and 7.5 on the Richter scale, these earthquakes reduced buildings to rubble and killed around 3,300 people, with more deaths likely to be announced because around 50,000 people are still missing. Whenever horrible tragedies like this strike, people wonder where’s God in this?

Last week, headlines were filled with reports of socialist candidates gaining ground in major American cities. Fifty years ago, that would have been almost unimaginable. Today, however, socialism is becoming an increasingly influential force within the Democratic Party. Is this America’s future? Perhaps we can find the answer by revisiting the course set by America’s Founders. In fact, it reaches back before the founding itself. In 1630, John Winthrop described the Massachusetts Bay Colony as “a city upon a hill.” He envisioned a people who understood they lived under a covenantal responsibility before God, a vision that profoundly shaped the character of the future nation.

The Bible says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6). It doesn’t say that we should only pray about some things or the big, scary things, but about everything.

The thorn’s purpose was to keep Paul humble because he had personally received great revelations from Christ. Without the thorn, Paul might have become exalted or filled with pride and lauded it over others (2 Cor. 12:7).

Worship is an intelligent and obedient response to God. You read the Scriptures, you understand, and you worship accordingly. This is why Jesus said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30). Worship is not a frenzy or an emotional outburst. Worship is a lucid, sober-minded response to truth.

Jesus came with good news for those whom the world overlooks—the downcast and brokenhearted. I will never forget the day God provided the perfect analogy of this truth. I was speaking to hundreds of inmates at Ironwood Prison, and as I was preaching, sparrows flew in and out of the fences, free as can be. I told the men, “Stop and watch. These birds are not held captive by their environment, and you don’t need to be either. That is what Jesus Christ can do in your heart right here, right now. In a single moment, you can be set free from the prison that is inside of you, the captivity that landed you in this place.”

The Bible tells us that we inherit the promises of God through “faith and patience” (Heb. 6:12). There are times when a Christian asks God for something, and there is a delay. But he doesn’t lose patience. He hangs in there. The One holding onto the string can see things he can’t, and He knows what is best for him. The Bible says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding” (Prov. 3:5).