World News
The Ukraine/Russia peace agreement that the Trump administration has been working hit a roadblock: territorial concessions. Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting with Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin next weekend to push the U.S. peace plan, which includes Russia's demand for full
Heritage Compass
Greetings, church family and friends! Since I already filled your inbox with a book-length essay earlier this week, I thought I’d offer something a bit more concise this morning. On our drive back from Colorado this fall—everyone squeezed into the pickup, music playing, conversations rising and falling
Dearest Daughters
You are not your own… therefore glorify God. (1 Corinthians 6:19–20) My Dearest Daughters, There is a kind of weariness that comes not from work, but from striving. Striving is what a soul does when she’s not yet sure who she is or where she belongs. A
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An Afghan national shot and killed a 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, near the White House the day before Thanksgiving. The 29-year-old suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the U.S. in 2021 after serving with CIA-linked paramilitary units in Afghanistan, drove
Heritage Compass
Hi, friends, I’m writing outside my usual rhythm to share something timely. Last December, I drafted an essay wrestling with the tensions, questions, and redemptive possibilities surrounding Christmas—especially for Christians who are serious about honoring God in all things. I chose not to release it then, out of
Heritage Compass
Greetings, church family and friends, As I sit here today, letting the dust settle from this extraordinary week, my heart is full beyond words. Thanksgiving itself was a joy—Rebekah and I hosted our family and a handful of friends, all 87 of them, and we had six turkeys, cornbread
Missions News
Thanks to all of your prayers, our 38th annual Homestead Fair was an amazing success! Almost 16,000 people attended the fair weekend, and there was a wonderful atmosphere of friendship and support. The weather the next day was dismal—damp, rainy, and the kind of Texas cold that gets
Dearest Daughters
He tends His flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. — Isaiah 40:11 Dearest Daughters, Especially in the early years, we teach our children not just by what we say, but by
Heritage Compass
As this season of harvest draws to a close and we take stock of all that the Lord has done and all that we have to be thankful for, we’re making the conscious choice to adopt gratitude—to focus not on the unknowns, the losses, the pain, or the
Dearest Daughters
He tends His flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young. — Isaiah 40:11 Dearest Daughters, If we are called to be our children’s first windows to God, reflections of His love,
World News
President Trump heaped praise on Zohran Mamdani, New York City's democratic socialist mayor-elect, during a White House visit this week. “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said, a stark reversal from previously calling Mamdani a “lunatic” and a “communist.” The
Heritage Compass
Introduction Greetings, church family and friends, “Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him” (Ps. 34:8). There is a troubling and increasingly common trend in Christian circles today: the insistence that lived fruit—the very evidence Scripture tells us reveals