On Culture Friday, Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown talk to John Stonestreet about falling marriage rates and rising crime; Collin Garbarino reviews the latest installment in the Spider-Man series; and on Word Play, George Grant considers all of the ways we talk about this most blessed season. Plus: Advent hymns, proof that every vote counts, and the Friday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Dordt University. Degrees in engineering, nursing, social work, and more – all from a Christ-centered worldview. More at Dordt.edu/apply From Samaritan’s Purse, currently hiring across the world to make an impact for the Kingdom! More at samaritanspurse.org/careers And from Commuter Bible, the free audio-Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Available on your favorite podcast app or at commuterbible.org

Kim Henderson talks to storm survivors and the volunteers helping them to recover from last weekend’s devastating tornadoes; Mary Reichard talks to Cliff May at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies about Russia’s continued threats against Ukraine; and Bonnie Pritchett visits a unique museum telling the story of Texas prisons. Plus: commentary from Cal Thomas, and the Thursday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Commuter Bible, the free audio-Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Available on your favorite podcast app or at commuterbible.org From Dordt University. Degrees in engineering, nursing, social work, and more – all from a Christ-centered worldview. More at Dordt.edu/apply. And from Samaritan’s Purse, currently hiring across the world to make an impact for the Kingdom! More at samaritanspurse.org/careers

On Washington Wednesday, Mary Reichard talks to Dalibor Rohac about President Biden’s summit on democracy; on World Tour, Onize Ohikere reports on a historic Middle East visit and an opposition leader’s sentence in Belarus; and Paul Butler examines the most significant archaeological discoveries of 2021. Plus: commentary from Janie B. Cheaney, inductees into the National Film Registry, and the Wednesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Samaritan’s Purse, currently hiring across the world to make an impact for the Kingdom! More at samaritanspurse.org/careersFrom Commuter Bible, the free audio-Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Available on your favorite podcast app or at commuterbible.org And from Dordt University. Degrees in engineering, nursing, social work, and more – all from a Christ-centered worldview. More at Dordt.edu/apply.

Bonnie Pritchett reports on NASA’s new space telescope; Mary Reichard talks to Cedarville University’s Mark Caleb Smith about the end of efforts to pack the Supreme Court; and Amy Lewis meets the man who discovered a tiny Australian spider and made it internet famous. Plus: commentary from Steve West, a typo in Delaware, and the Tuesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Dordt University, offering reimbursed campus visits to show you firsthand how Dordt’s Christ-centered education leads to lifelong discipleship. Details at Dordt.edu/visit. From Samaritan’s Purse, currently hiring across the world to make an impact for the Kingdom! More at samaritanspurse.org/careers And from Commuter Bible, the free audio-Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Available on your favorite podcast app or at commuterbible.org

On Legal Docket, Mary Reichard details oral arguments in a Supreme Court case about government surveillance; on the Monday Moneybeat, Nick Eicher talks to financial analyst David Bahnsen about the latest economic news; and on History Book, Katie Gaultney explains how the British monarch came to give an annual Christmas address. Plus: the Monday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Commuter Bible, the free audio-Bible reading plan to match your weekly schedule. Available on your favorite podcast app or at commuterbible.org From Dordt University. Degrees in engineering, social work, agriculture, and more – all from a Christ-centered worldview. More at Dordt.edu/apply. And from Samaritan’s Purse, currently hiring across the world to make an impact for the Kingdom! More at samaritanspurse.org/careers

WORLD Senior Correspondent Kim Henderson concludes this story of power and abuse by moving forward 20 years.

On Culture Friday, Nick Eicher and Myrna Brown talk to John Stonestreet about what happens if the Supreme Court upholds Roe v. Wade; Collin Garbarino reviews the new documentary about the beginning of the end of The Beatles; and for the third installment of our Hymns of Advent series, Bonnie Pritchett offers two songs about the angels’ announcement to the shepherds. Plus: a free land auction, and the Friday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Christianbook.com. It’s not what we celebrate, it’s Who—at Christianbook.com.  From Samaritan Ministries, connecting Christians who care for one another spiritually and financially when a medical need arises. More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast. And from Ambassadors Impact Network, a group of faith-driven investors who finance private companies led by gospel-advancing entrepreneurs. More at ambassadorsimpact.com

Josh Schumacher reports on the Postal Service plan to slow mail deliveries just in time for Christmas; Mary Reichard talks to Aykan Erdemir about Turkey’s cozy relationship with Russia; and Myrna Brown talks to Kim Henderson about the last installment of her four-part series on a case of abuse in a small Mississippi town. Plus: commentary from Cal Thomas, beauty-obsessed camels, and the Thursday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, a group of faith-driven investors who finance private companies led by gospel-advancing entrepreneurs. More at ambassadorsimpact.com. From Christianbook.com. Great gifts to help you bring on the joy. Christianbook.com. And from Samaritan Ministries, connecting Christians who care for one another spiritually and financially when a medical need arises. More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast

On Washington Wednesday, Mary Reichard talks to Tori Smith about the Biden administration’s approach to trade with Canada and Mexico; on World Tour, Onize Ohikere reports on the conflict in Ethiopia and a mob killing in Pakistan; and Jenny Lind Schmitt attends a ministry outreach to soccer fans in France. Plus: commentary from Joel Belz, a monument of love, and the Wednesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate. Additional support comes from Samaritan Ministries, connecting Christians who care for one another spiritually and financially when a medical need arises. More at samaritanministries.org/worldpodcast. From Ambassadors Impact Network, a group of faith-driven investors who finance private companies led by gospel-advancing entrepreneurs. More at ambassadorsimpact.com. And from Christianbook.com. Hundreds of thousands of gifts—just a click away at Christianbook.com.

Why homelessness among students decreased during the pandemic; kidnappers in Haiti release more missionary hostages; and The Loveliness of Christ is December’s Classic Book of the Month. Plus: remembering Pearl Harbor, and the Tuesday morning news.