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The latest story of the Ukraine war has been the shift – on the battlefield, and in the adversaries’ minds – wrought by ...

A Christian pastor attributes his July release to both prayer and political pressure. His freedom began in a recognition of a ...

Poverty, hopelessness, and political manipulation are pushing many South Africans into a violent movement against migrants.

Good morning. When we ran Anna Mulrine Grobe’s piece on the impact of the Iran war on America’s reputation for balancing soft and military power Friday, President Donald Trump was still threatening ...

Seattle has become a national leader in the Play Streets movement, allowing residents to temporarily close a neighborhood ...

Opening our hearts to the spiritual truth of being brings peace to threatening situations.

You’ve seen the news about the growing federal deficit. The U.S. budget for 2026 is $7.4 trillion, but the country will only bring in $5.6 trillion. In her story today, my colleague Linda Feldmann ...

The U.S. government is spending well beyond its means at a breathtaking pace. Members of Congress say they care, but neither ...

Simjian’s letter, “Zooming in on what matters,” in the May 11 Monitor Weekly, expressing lov ...

The article titled “How America’s affordable housing boom went bust” in the June 1 Monitor Weekly highlights how the cities of Charleston, South Ca ...

It’s not often that a piece brings tears to my eyes, but “A springtime discovery,” Todd R. Nelson’s essay in The Home Forum in the May 18 issue of ...