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The Artemis 2 crew is scheduled to return to Earth tomorrow, splashing down off the coast of San Diego, California, around 8:07 p.m. ET. As the Economist reports, they are “returning to a planet they have cheered up.” We have needed to be “cheered up,” to be sure. However, while psychiatrist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist agrees that our cultural crisis is first and foremost spiritual, he warns that a spiritual approach that is individual and purely personal will not be enough to meet the crises of the day.

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President Trump announced on Truth Social late yesterday afternoon that he would “suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks” subject to Iran’s “agreeing to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.” But while much with Iran has changed in a day, much has not. Earlier this week, Iranian officials had called on young people to form human chains around the country’s power plants. Iran’s leaders are once again willing to sacrifice their people to protect their regime. Conversely, they believe that America will not attack civilians as they do. What explains the difference? The answer points to the one change in Iran that can secure its true peace in the present and beyond.

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Four astronauts aboard Artemis 2 are on their way home this morning. They broke the record for human travel on Monday afternoon, flying more than 248,655 miles from Earth and surpassing NASA’s Apollo 13 mission in 1970. Victor Glover Jr. is the pilot for the mission and was the first Black astronaut to complete a long-term stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The part of Victor Glover’s story I want to highlight today, however, is his faith. In an interview, he stated, “In the military, there’s a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. There aren’t any on top of rockets, either, I would think.”

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Last Friday, an American F-15E fighter jet was hit by incoming fire and crashed inside Iran. One of the two crew members was quickly rescued. According to the Wall Street Journal, what came next was “one of the most complex search-and-rescue efforts for the US Air Force in enemy territory in decades.” Sunday morning, President Trump announced that the “highly respected colonel” had been rescued and is safe. Why would the US go to such lengths to recover a single pilot? The answer says much about our nation’s past and our collective future.

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Delta Flight 104, with 272 passengers and 14 crew, had just departed São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport on Sunday when flames shot out from its left engine. Passengers screamed for the pilots to “turn around” the jet. They immediately declared an emergency, shut down the affected engine, and circled back to the airport, landing safely shortly after departure. Video from inside the cabin shows passengers erupting into applause and cheers when the aircraft came to a stop. If you could speak to the pilots, what would you say to them today? A year from today? On this Good Friday, we discuss how God is both love and holy for paying our debts and why the price of our salvation was death in the first place. 

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Recent studies show that eighty million Americans believe a spiritual revival is coming to our nation. Of those participating in the survey, young adults (statistically the most unchurched generation in history) are surprisingly the most likely to agree. Jennie Allen, founder of IF:Gathering and Gather25, said the desperation many young people feel is fueling their spiritual openness, recalling one student who said, “I never knew God loved me.” Maundy Thursday reminds us that Jesus included even those who would fail him at the Last Supper—and he invites us as his bride, for “as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.”

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The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ “conversion therapy” for young people infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor. Their ruling reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld the law. However, the news is not all positive on the religious liberty front. But if you’re not a Christian counselor who seeks to share biblical truth with your clients or an evangelical living in the Middle East, Finland, or India, such threats may seem too distant to be personal. Here’s why they’re not, and why this day in Holy Week is especially significant for our souls.

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My wife and I drove past a “No Kings” rally in our city last Saturday, where we saw a sign that said, “Be kind!” Another announced in rainbow colors, “Love wins!” Next to them, paradoxically, a man was waving his hand-lettered whiteboard, “[expletive deleted] Trump!” This bipolarity is reflected and empowered by the media daily. As history proves and contemporary culture shows, we can be as dogmatic in our politics and opinions, as self-reliant and self-righteous, as those with whom we fervently disagree. But when the salt loses its saltiness and the light hides under a basket, the world is impoverished.

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More than 3,200 “No Kings” rallies were held Saturday across the US. Event organizers estimate more than eight million people attended protests against President Donald Trump’s actions and policies. The name reportedly comes from organizers’ belief that Mr. Trump is acting like a monarch rather than the leader of a democracy. America is the only nation “founded on a creed,” as G. K. Chesterton observed, the declaration that “all men are created equal.” But this passion for personhood and unhindered freedom comes at a cost, one that jeopardizes our willingness to “fear the Lᴏʀᴅ” as the psalmist advises.

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Earlier this week, a court in California ruled that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, and Google’s YouTube were liable for damages of $4.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively, after a 20-year-old woman sued the companies for creating products that she claims led to anxiety, depression, and a host of other problems in her life. What sets the latest suit apart is that these companies were not sued for their content, they were sued for their algorithm—and that, apparently, makes a big difference. Cultural change, like how we view social media in regard to our health, often happens slowly until enough momentum gathers to bring real transformation. The same is often true in our lives as well.

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