It has been said that a person can live about 40 days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for a few seconds without hope. For Good Friday, I am reading Ezekiel 37 in the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan. How providential! Because Ezekiel 37 is about hope restored.

<p>In a world where everything feels temporary, this Resurrection Week conversation centers on the one thing that never changes&mdash;the cross of Christ. The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges is joined by Dr. Stephen Wellum and Pastor David Schrock to discuss the lasting significance of the cross and resurrection in a fleeting world. They explore why the cross is central to God&rsquo;s plan, the importance of Jesus&rsquo; dual nature, and how Christians can develop a deeper theology of Christ. A timely reflection on the hope and permanence found in Jesus.</p>
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<li><a href="https://christoverall.com/">Christ Over All</a></li>
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In a world where everything feels temporary, this Resurrection Week conversation centers on the one thing that never changes-the cross of Christ. The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges is joined by Dr. Stephen Wellum and Pastor David Schrock to discuss the lasting significance of the cross and resurrection in a fleeting world. They explore why the cross is central to God's plan, the importance of Jesus' dual nature, and how Christians can develop a deeper theology of Christ. A timely reflection on the hope and permanence found in Jesus.

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The growing movement among states to require age verification before accessing pornographic websites has reached groundbreaking heights as Missouri is set to become the first state in the nation to require dual age verification on both the site itself and the internet device accessing the site.

Catholic businesses may not be forced to subsidize abortions or fertility treatments, ruled federal Judge Daniel Traynor, a Trump appointee to the District Court of North Dakota, on Tuesday. Traynor granted 9,000 Catholic businesses a permanent injunction against an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rule requiring employers to provide abortion-related leave and other practices contrary to these businesses' religious beliefs.

Maryland mother-of-five Rachel Morin was brutally raped and murdered in 2023 by an illegal immigrant ushered into the country under the Biden administration. After her killer, El Salvador national Victor Martinez-Hernandez, was convicted this week, the victim's mother spoke at the White House, urging journalists who cover subjects such as illegal immigration to "tell the truth" about the damage done to the nation by noncitizens.

A recent report from an education watchdog has found that colleges and universities across the nation are still operating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs, despite President Donald Trump's executive order demanding an end to DEI initiatives among any organizations that receive federal funding. Defending Education, the higher education arm of Parents Defending Education, published a report this week detailing how nearly 400 colleges and universities in the U.S. still operate DEI offices and programs. Only 16 colleges and universities have shuttered their DEI initiatives.

Big Brother is no longer watching Americans from Foggy Bottom. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced "the closure of the State Department's Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI), formerly known as the Global Engagement Center (GEC)," an office which "spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving."

Americans didn't vote for James Boasberg in last year's presidential election, but that hasn't stopped him from trying to commandeer Donald Trump's job. Like almost 20 other district court judges, Boasberg became a household name when he decided to slam the door on the president's deportation strategy, overruling the entire executive branch in a breathtaking display of judicial activism. After three months of this "judge-made law," as John Fund calls it, Republicans have had enough.

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It didn't matter how soundly she slept, Salamatu would wake up at 2 a.m. every night - her body remembering what her mind wished she could forget. It had been that same hour, months earlier, when Boko Haram stormed into her village, rewriting her future forever.

While President Donald Trump is combating the transgender agenda from the White House, across the pond, Britain's highest court just issued a landmark ruling on the definition of "man" and "woman." In 2018, Scottish legislators broadened the definition of "woman" as used in the Equality Act of 2010 (EA 2010) to include biological males who identify as women, even those who have not yet undergone gender transition procedures, provided that the males have gender recognition certificates (GRC) identifying their genders as female. The legislative redefinition was quickly challenged and, after a series of court battles, found its way to the U.K. Supreme Court.

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If voters ever needed proof of the cultural and spiritual importance of what is at stake in a presidential election, they need look no further than this Easter. This year, President Donald Trump began the celebration of blessed Holy Week, the days leading up to the annual remembrance of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead, by issuing a remarkably erudite and theologically precise presidential message on Palm Sunday. Just one year ago, President Joe Biden rang in Easter by urging Americans to celebrate the Transgender Day of Visibility.

You couldn't fault people a year and a half ago for thinking Mike Johnson (R-La.) didn't stand a chance as House speaker. Even under the best of circumstances, the job is an impossible one. Throw in a one- to three-vote margin, and conditions are ripe for a leadership mutiny in the best of circumstances - and abject failure on the GOP's agenda in the worst of them. But the young, once-unknown attorney from Louisiana has surprised everyone with his quiet, steady, and collaborative hand at the wheel. Now, the question for the man who's undergone the biggest life makeover in Washington isn't "Who is he?" but "How did he manage that?"

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