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Hamas released the last twenty living hostages from Gaza this morning as part of a cease-fire deal with Israel. The hostage handover ignited celebrations across Israel, with tens of thousands gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, shouting, “Thank you, Trump! Thank you, Trump!” As the Economist headlines, this could be “a new beginning for the Middle East.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced Mr. Trump will receive the Israel Prize, their highest civilian honor. Today, we explore two primary ways philosophers understand the nature of truth as an encouragement to live in ways that correspond to the truth of our faith.

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After months of uncertainty, TikTok’s $14 billion sale to Oracle and others seems poised to bring the app under US control. Yet lawmakers, once concerned about national security risks, are now flocking to the platform even though its algorithm and data remain under ByteDance’s management. While the deal may change ownership on paper, the deeper issue of addiction and influence persists. A Gen Z movement called Time to Refuse urges young adults to delete accounts and reclaim their lives—a call that echoes Jesus’ own: repent, turn from what enslaves, and replace vice with virtue rooted in him.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would meet today to approve the agreement and “bring all our dear hostages home.” Hamas similarly announced that it had reached “an agreement that ends the war in Gaza, provides for the withdrawal of the occupation, allows the entry of aid, and implements a prisoner exchange.” Eli Sharabi was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and spent 491 days in captivity. He was encouraged by a sentence one of his fellow hostages shared with the others: “He who has a why can bear any how.” Jesus’ call is to live with him and for him, to know him intimately and then to make him known publicly. The more emphatically our post-Christian culture rejects this call, the more courageously you and I must embrace it.

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Today, we reflect on the prolific output of Taylor Swift, who released her twelfth original studio album last week, and Mel Robbins, the bestselling author and podcaster whose latest book, The Let Them Theory, was the #1 selling book of 2025 and is on pace to have the best non-fiction book launch of all time. Robbins teaches that flourishing comes from letting others live freely while focusing on one’s own purpose—a mindset she praised Taylor Swift for modeling: “Let them be wrong about you. Let me get back to what I was put on this earth to do.” Ultimately, people’s deepest need is to know God, in whose image they are made; true fulfillment comes from knowing and making Him known.

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Negotiations began in Egypt yesterday to finalize a deal based on President Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan. The talks are expected to last “a few days,” with a focus on a proposed hostages-for-prisoners swap. The negotiations began on the eve of one of the most tragic anniversaries in Jewish history. Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7, 2023, is considered the deadliest and most brutal terrorist assault in Israel’s history with over a thousand people killed. In addition, the terrorists took 251 hostages. Why did Hamas take them two years ago? The answers are not only relevant to peace in the Middle East but a window into human nature.

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Pro-life supporters are decrying the Trump administration’s decision to approve a new generic mifepristone pill, calling it “wildly disappointing,” while mediators in Egypt work on the closest Israel-Hamas peace plan since the October 7 attacks. Both stories illustrate what Nicholas Wade calls the clash between our fallen human nature and political systems meant to restrain it—a clash our Founders understood but could not cure. Laws can shape behavior but cannot change hearts. Only Christ can work the “moral miracle of redemption” that transforms self-reliance into the Spirit-led life God intends. Is he calling you to that today?

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Earlier this week, President Trump released the details of the proposed ceasefire that he hopes will end the war in Gaza. Following a meeting with leaders from Muslim nations in the Middle East and beyond last week to discuss the plan, it was formally announced on Monday during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While not all parties involved were happy with some of the changes made during that visit, overall support for the plan remains unmoved. While I doubt any of us have committed the same kinds of atrocities as Hamas, most of us have sin in our lives that we’re hoping God will just ignore. The God who is truth cannot be found in a worldview built on lies, and it is only by owning our sins and accepting their consequences that we can find the freedom to live fully in his grace.

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The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway. This year’s storylines—from underdogs chasing history to dynasties led by stars like Shohei Ohtani—remind us that even the best records don’t guarantee success. As in baseball, investing too much of ourselves in things likely to bring us disappointment can leave us feeling wounded. But Jesus warned we should expect suffering in this world. In fact, Jesus was quite clear that we should expect a level of suffering in this life that is directly related to our decision to obey him. Today, we discuss how the Holy Spirit helps us discern what is a quick hurt versus an injury that requires rest before we continue on.

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Shirahama, Japan, is known for its beautiful beaches, hot springs, and amazing views. However, for many, it’s become a popular destination for a far more tragic reason. Standing some two hundred feet above the ocean, Shirahama’s Sandanbeki Cliff—also known as “Suicide Cliff”—has become one of the nation’s most frequented locations for those looking to end their life. Yet, as Kazusa Okaya describes in an excellent article on Yoichi Fujiyabu, the pastor of Shirahama Baptist Christ Church, God’s people have taken up the challenge to change that reality.

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Congress has until the end of today to fund the government, or at least parts of it will shut down starting tomorrow. One of the primary flaws in our current political system is the degree to which Americans on both sides are tempted to overlook abuses of power when they’re used to advance their preferred agenda. However, the wrong choice doesn’t become less wrong just because someone else made it first. If we’re being honest with ourselves, we probably don’t have to think all that far back to remember a time when we made the same mistake. 

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