Will you observe Christmas tomorrow? If so, according to a new Gallup survey, you’re in the majority: 88 percent of Americans will join you. Will you attend church services today or tomorrow? If so, you’re in the minority: only 47 percent of Americans will join you, down from 64 percent in 2010. Now consider two other recent Gallup headlines: “US Mental Health Ratings Continue to Worsen” and “Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood.” I believe declining church attendance is related to declining well-being in a way that might surprise you, but will—I hope—greatly encourage you as well.

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President Trump announced plans yesterday afternoon for a new fleet of warships, to be known as the “Golden Fleet.” In an address from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, he said the new battleships would be “one hundred times more powerful than any battleship ever built.” Peace is often defined as the absence of conflict. However, there’s a pathway to peace that transcends our conflicts and transforms our days. If Jesus is indeed the “Prince of Peace,” why didn’t his coming at Christmas bring the absence of conflict for which we yearn today?

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There are times when sinners seem to get away with their sins. For example, the Wall Street Journal tells us about the scourge of airline passengers claiming disabilities so they can board in wheelchairs and skip the lines. If no wheelchairs are available when they arrive, they are miraculously “healed” and disembark under their own power. Skeptical observers call this the work of “Jetway Jesus.” Do you struggle with what the Puritans called “besetting sins,” perennial temptations and failures? Are there things you wish you could do or stop doing if you only had the strength? Defeats you wish you could repair? Victories you wish you could claim? The answer to all of the above is found in Christmas.

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Last Saturday, a gunman killed two students and wounded nine at Brown University’s School of Engineering. Two days later, an MIT physics professor was fatally shot outside his home; police later announced the suspect in both shootings was found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Tragedies like these strip away the comfort of believing in belief itself and press us to confront whether our faith is actually anchored in the God we claim to trust. The question before us is not whether faith feels sustaining, but whether we will wrestle honestly with God in the face of innocent suffering—or defer those questions until grief inevitably makes them unavoidable.

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President Trump defended his handling of the economy during a rare prime-time speech last night. However, he did not address the headline-generating fallout from his recent very negative comments regarding the tragic deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner, statements even fellow Republicans have criticized. The first fruit of the Spirit is love, shown for us by our Father in the atoning death of his Son; consequently, “We love because he first loved us” (1 John 4:19). But what does this mean in practical terms? Today, we address three responses.

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During Jelly Roll’s recent conversation on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Rogan said to him, “You’re a totally new human being.” Jelly Roll replied, “This is a brand new heart, Joe. You know what I mean? It might be cloaked as the old one, but God touched it. It’s a whole new heart, baby. It’s a different heart.” In a day when user reviews are the currency of commerce, where people want to know if a particular technology or truth worked for those who tried it, the evidence most needed today is changed lives. Here is where Christianity faces its greatest challenge and offers its greatest hope.

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“Ahmed was driven by his sentiment, conscience, and humanity.” This is how the father of a “hero” who responded to the Hanukkah massacre in Australia explained his son’s actions. You and I may not be required to attack an attacker to wrest their rifle from them or shield a loved one and die in their place. But we have platforms of influence we can use to condemn the scourge of antisemitism rising in our time. In addition, however, Christians can respond to the threat of jihadists and terrorists in a way no one else can.

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Iconic actor and director Rob Reiner first came to fame for his role as Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law “Meathead” in All In the Family. This morning, news began breaking that he and his wife, Michele, had been found dead in their Los Angeles home. The couple was found stabbed to death Sunday in an apparent homicide, according to police. Now we are learning that their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested Sunday night in connection with the deaths of his parents.

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Famed Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner have died, a family spokesperson said yesterday. Los Angeles police said they are investigating what they called a homicide at a home in Brentwood. The tragedy is part of what is being called a “heartbreakingly violent weekend.” Right now, you may feel overwhelmed and wish I had begun this article with good news rather than with these tragedies. So do I. But our response to these stories tells a story of its own worth reflecting on today.

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“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.” For better or worse, that principle—typically attributed to Henry Kissinger—epitomizes President Trump’s latest National Security Strategy (NSS): a document outlining his administration’s approach to allies, enemies, and everyone in between. Every president since Reagan has released at least one NSS to Congress during each term in office. But while the details change, the basic priorities of expanding America’s influence, guarding against foreign threats, and supporting our allies tend to be relatively similar from administration to administration. Trump’s latest policy contains much of the same information, though with one pivotal shift in perspective.

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