Three young people from California—in their twenties—were hiking in Yosemite National Park. They climbed up the steep and slippery Mist Trail until they reached Vernal Fall. It is one of Yosemite’s most popular and spectacular waterfalls.

My wife and I were in Prague when we heard about the shooting of Charlie Kirk. It was late and we went to bed without knowing the outcome. We awoke in the morning to learn that Charlie had been martyred. As it happens, Prague is a great place to reflect on the enduring legacy of martyrs and to contrast that with the fate of the powerful secular elites.

In the wake of his tragic and shocking death, the nation has once again been riveted by its divisive politics and emotional media. The reaction to Kirk’s assassination has told us more about our country and ourselves than about this motivated and successful leader.

Press Release September 24, 2025 - Great American Media Actress Candace Cameron Bure Named Among Spokespersons of Historic Bible-Reading Event - America Reads the Bible

Witnessing a Turning Point: Up Close and Personal at Charlie Kirk’s Memorial - Bunni Pounds thoughts

We are all richer for his clear and convicted voice. We are healthier and stronger because of the young people he motivated and led into politics. Regardless of their party or persuasion. This is his greatest and lasting achievement. His gift to American politics. That ideas matter, change is possible, and we can all make a difference.

Jesus’ name offends many people. Just start talking about Jesus at the grocery store or hair salon. You will create a stir and most likely experience a lot of push back…Moreover, people instinctively know that they are responsible to Jesus, and they don’t want to be. It makes people angry to have inferred accountability to God.

Plans, agendas and programs of themselves are utterly ineffective without the Holy Spirit’s influence and Jesus’ power to save. “Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing.” What was the reason for this?

We all suffer heartbreak and brokenness, but some people have experienced life-altering trauma and suffer from devastating heart wounds. The pain from these wounds distorts the truth that God loves us and wants to have a close intimate relationship with us—the very truth that can set us free. God wants to heal and restore you from the wounds you carry.

Press Release September 5, 2025 - FPAF & CE applaud Congressional Resolution Recognizing September 12th as the National Day of the Bible

Our words are powerful. Proverbs 18:21 tells us that the tongue can bring death or life. What you say about yourself and others has the power to destroy or build up.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 24, 2025 – Christians Engaged and Great American Media announced plans today to present America Reads the Bible, a weeklong celebration that highlights Americans from all walks of life reading biblical scripture – from Genesis to Revelation.

You and I are the recipients of the supreme sacrifice and sacred honor of those who have gone before us. The trailblazers, pioneers, and patriots who advanced freedom. As we celebrate, let’s remember how much we owe them. And how precious and often fragile freedom is.

At the end of the day, what matters most is serving God, not money or fame.

It is important that we never get so caught up in our work that we forget what is most important - family.

Inquiring of someone most often means that you need information or you are searching for answers. In reading the many accounts when King David inquired of the Lord, you get a real sense that David had ready, ongoing conversations with God. In the prophet Samuel’s case, God reached out to him as a means to speak to the Hebrew nation. Prayer is and should be, a means of two-way communication more than an avenue to make requests. The point here is that abiding and listening are often the most productive times in our conversations with God.

“Be kind and compassionate to one another,” Paul tells the Ephesians, “forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32). What’s been done for us, we must do for others. Nothing impacts our witness more than kindness. Through the eyes of kindness, we see our neighbors, our world, and ourselves.

We often regard the apostolic saints as if they are in a special class of “sainthood,” more so than the other children of God. But dear believer, please know that all whom God has called by His grace and sanctified by His Spirit are “saints.” Even so, we are apt to look upon the apostles as extraordinary beings, scarcely subject to the same weaknesses and temptations as ourselves.

What we are seeing may well be the early embers of another Great Awakening — a grassroots revival not driven by celebrity pastors or megachurch marketing, but by everyday people choosing to follow Christ and share His love in ordinary places.