state of the union

President Biden pledged during his State of the Union speech Thursday to stand for legalized abortion as he asked Americans to send him a Democratic-controlled Congress that would restore the rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade nationwide.

President Biden delivered his State of the Union address Thursday night, speaking for sixty-eight minutes and repeatedly interacting with the gathered members of Congress in a way that’s been described as somewhere between "fiery" and "feisty."

In tonight’s case, some commentators will agree with the president’s claim, while others will disagree. Each will try to convince us that their version of reality is our reality. This is because our “post-truth” culture believes that truth is perception. This viewpoint is becoming more dangerous now than at any time in human history.

If we want our government to change, we have to change. American citizens, particularly those who are followers of Jesus, have an obligation to improve the condition of the American republic so that it better addresses the obstacles we face. We could talk for hours about how we need to change, but here are three suggestions to get us started today...

Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday joined a chorus of Republicans who either called it unwise or outright criticized fellow members for heckling President Biden during Tuesday’s State of the Union speech.

If the past is prologue, President Biden should not expect to see significant results from his State of the Union speech. According to Gallup’s Jeffrey M. Jones, “Historical data suggests these speeches rarely affect a president’s public standing in a meaningful way, despite the amount of attention they receive.”

And yet the Washington Post reports that the president had “the largest audience any US politician will have all year, absent some catastrophe that would require him to give a very different kind of prime-time address.” Why do so many of us watch? The answer is actually relevant far beyond last night’s speech.

President Biden affirmed his support for legalized abortion and urged Congress to pass a controversial bill known as the Equality Act during a State of the Union Address Tuesday that also included multiple calls for bipartisanship.

While American evangelicals may feel little in common with Orthodox traditions and rituals, the crisis in Ukraine reminds us that we are all part of one family—the human family (cf. Genesis 1:27). And Christians are all part of one body—the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27). As a result, we have a hope to share in this crisis that no one else can offer. We worship a God who became one of us that we might be one with him.