Hell is Real We love to talk about eternity in heaven. After all that is the sure promise of God for his faithful children—an eternity in his presence without pain or tears or sorrow or death. Each of us fully plans to spend eternity with God in heaven. The opposite, though, is also true; hell […]

Defense officials testify on the current readiness of the joint force during a Senate Armed Services Committee’s Readiness and Management Support subcommittee hearing in Washington, March 12, 2025. Testifying are: Army Gen. James J. Mingus, vice chief of staff of the Army; Navy Adm. James W. Kilby, vice chief of naval operations; Marine Corps Gen. […]

Defense officials testify on the state of U.S. shipbuilding during a House Armed Services Committee’s seapower and projection forces subcommittee hearing in Washington, March 11, 2025. Testifying are: Brett Seidle, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition; Eric Labs, senior analyst for naval forces and weapons of Congressional Budget Office; Shelby Oakley, […]

What Do You Fear? We remember Gideon as a man of towering faith. After all, the author of Hebrews ran out of space to tell about the faith of “Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets” (Heb 11:32). However, when Gideon first burst on the scene, he had a weak faith, […]

Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, March 5, 2025. The topics include Transcom’s budget request for fiscal year 2026 and its future years defense program. Transcript The readiness subcommittee today meets to receive testimony on the posture of the United States […]