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President Biden Joins Marchers in Honoring Those Attacked on 'Bloody Sunday'

President Biden Joins Marchers in Honoring Those Attacked on 'Bloody Sunday'

President Joe Biden joined marchers over the weekend in Selma, Alabama, in commemorating “Bloody Sunday,” the day when Civil Rights protesters heading to the U.S. Capitol were brutally attacked by police.

King Darius Inscription Revealed to Be a Fake: Mistake Was Made 'Without Malice'

King Darius Inscription Revealed to Be a Fake: Mistake Was Made 'Without Malice'

A seemingly rare archaeological find bearing the same of King Darius of the Bible is not authentic and includes an inscription made just last year, the Israel Antiquities Authority says.

A First: 2,500-Year-Old Inscription Referencing King Darius of the Bible Discovered in Israel

A First: 2,500-Year-Old Inscription Referencing King Darius of the Bible Discovered in Israel

A 2,500-year-old pottery shard listing the name of King Darius of the Bible has been found in Israel in what researchers are calling a first-of-its-kind discovery.

Asbury Prof: 'Outpouring,' Not 'Revival,' Is Best Label for Recent Events

Asbury Prof: 'Outpouring,' Not 'Revival,' Is Best Label for Recent Events

An Asbury Theological Seminary professor says the word "outpouring" and not "revival" may be the best label to describe the recent events at the school until church historians have more time to evaluate what took place.

The More We Depend on One Person to Lead Our Nation, The More We Slide from Democracy into Demagoguery

The More We Depend on One Person to Lead Our Nation, The More We Slide from Democracy into Demagoguery

Today’s federal holiday was established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington (whose birthday is on February 22) and was later expanded to include Abraham Lincoln (whose birthday is on February 12) and eventually all presidents. However, presidential historian Alexis Coe claims in the New York Times that our first president “would hate Presidents’ Day.” I will summarize her argument into three assertions.

The first is ironic: while we celebrate our presidents today, no president was actually born on February 20. The second is more practical: several states don’t recognize this day at all and many do so only sparingly, with Southern states typically omitting Lincoln from their observances. A third assertion is especially relevant, however: “The president, senators and representatives ... serve at the American electorate’s pleasure, and not the other way around.”

In other words, the more we depend on a single person to lead and protect our nation, the more we slide from democracy into demagoguery. As we will see, this is a principle of special relevance to evangelical Christians today.

Josephine Margaret Bakhita: From Slave to Servant of Christ

Josephine Margaret Bakhita: From Slave to Servant of Christ

Josephine Bakhita died on this day in 1947. She was a remarkable believer who reveled in the love of God and lived her life in service to Him, despite the years she suffered in abusive slavery. Born around the year 1869 in the troubled region of Darfur in Sudan, she was kidnapped by Arab slave traders while still a child, in about 1877. This began a horrific 12-year ordeal as a slave.

Controversial WWII Museum Exhibit Highlights 'the Bad Sides of History'

Controversial WWII Museum Exhibit Highlights 'the Bad Sides of History'

Ultimately, none of us are so good that we are beyond the need for God’s help or so bad that we are beyond his redemption. Every day brings the chance to be a hero or a villain in God’s story.

King David's Name Uncovered in 2,900-Year-Old Stone Slab: Scholars

King David's Name Uncovered in 2,900-Year-Old Stone Slab: Scholars

A 2,900-year-old basalt stone slab contains an extra-biblical reference to King David in support of him being an actual “historical figure,” according to scholars writing in the latest edition of the Biblical Archaeology Review.

6th Century Byzantine Church Found Near Jericho

6th Century Byzantine Church Found Near Jericho

A Byzantine church dating back to the 6th century was uncovered in the Jericho area of the West Bank, the Civil Administration’s Archaeological Unit announced Wednesday.

Amy Carmichael, Missionary and Defender of Children

Amy Carmichael, Missionary and Defender of Children

This week marks the death of Amy Carmichael, missionary to India and defender of children. Though she died in 1951, she is a profound example of not only being faithful to the Gospel but of what being faithful to the Gospel means. Throughout history, in fact, Christians have taken the lead in defending children.