Breaking News, Broken Nation: What 24-Hour Cable Media has Cost our Culture: adamsprgroup.com/blog/breaki…

Recording Larry Hall’s beautiful arrangement of Sting’s “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” was an absolute joy. I wanted to sing all the background vocals myself so the lyrics could land in a fresh, more intimate way. This recording is both an homage to the vocal work I loved doing with First Call and a personal declaration that my faith in God is everything to me. I hope I’ve honored the song well. #Sting #Bgvs #FirstCall #Godiseverything youtube.com/watch?v=4vTJUjm9…

The 62nd session of the @UN Human Rights Council starts today in Geneva 🇨🇭 As an NGO with consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Christian Solidarity International will again represent Christian values and intercede for those persecuted for their religion or belief, no matter where they are. Register for our newsletter if you'd like to keep abreast of the latest news from CSI. 👉 csi-int.org/get-involved/new…

Thanks to @theblaze and @matthimes for highlighting @CSI_humanrights in this important article:

"Why did I not die? I still don’t have an answer. Miracles never fit neatly within our understanding.” - Rabbi Greg Hershberg, author of "At Death's Door" adamsprgroup.com/messianic-r…

Retirement Isn't in the Bible? Dr. Arnie Cole Challenges Everything We Belive about Aging: youtu.be/L4enyPVnT0M?si=3NBB… via @YouTube

"If death is the deepest form of exile, then resurrection is the ultimate restoration. The hope of Israel is not merely the recovery of land, city, or Temple. It is the return of life itself." - Dr. Dinah Dye dinahdye.substack.com/p/the-…

🇵🇰 PAKISTAN: An 18-year-old woman, Neha Faqir, has been abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. Yesterday, the Lahore High Court refused to return her to her family. CSI is providing legal and financial support to Neha's family. csi-int.org/news/pakistan-co…

Changing The Way We Measure Church Success vision.org.au/read/news/chri…

New Memoir Reveals Modern-day Story of Job adamsprgroup.com/messianic-r…

An extract from the poignant commentary piece by @NinveErmagan, a journalist and author with Syriac-Orthodox background, who engages intensively with socially-marginalized groups and religious conflicts in her work: "As a child, my family told me repeatedly about the persecution and exclusion we faced. And by the time I was a teenager, these stories horrifically came to life, as a new wave of persecution hit my people in Syria and Iraq. I could watch the killing on television: destroyed churches, beheaded men, women abducted as sex slaves. "Even as a child, an incredible rage built up inside me, partly because hardly anyone reported on it. And partly because, for many people, we Assyrians simply did not exist as a concept. How can anyone advocate for a group that nobody knows? "When I asked my uncle why the media never covered our fate, he simply said: 'You’ll have to become a journalist yourself if you want the world to learn about it.'" Read on: 🔗 csi-int.org/news/ninve-ermag… #ReligiousFreedom #Christianity #HumanRights

1776 America wasn't a Christian supermajority — 1955 was. 2026 is neither. Article by Arnie Cole, CEO of BACK TO THE BIBLE washingtonexaminer.com/resto…

Is the American Church Growing? The Data Says No crosswalk.com/headlines/cont…

MEDIA RELEASE As Armenian voters prepare to choose their next government on June 7, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is calling on the country’s next prime minister to make the protection of Armenia’s Christian identity, institutions and people a defining priority. “The world’s first Christian nation is facing existential threats to its sovereignty and identity,” said Dr. John Eibner, president of Christian Solidarity International. “Whoever leads the next government has a choice: to stand with the displaced, the imprisoned, and the persecuted members of the Armenian nation, or to side with their persecutors.” Regardless of whether the incumbent administration retains power or is replaced, CSI calls on Armenia’s next prime minister to: 1. Respect religious freedom and the autonomy of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The state must end its campaign to co-opt the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and uphold the Church’s independence as required by international human rights law. 2. Work for the unconditional release of the Armenian Christian hostages held in Baku. There are 20 known Armenian captives, including statesmen and ordinary citizens, being held in Azerbaijan – some going on six years. The next government should press for their immediate and unconditional release. (csi-int.org/campaigns/karaba…) 3. Advocate for the preservation of Armenian Christian heritage of Artsakh/ Nagorno Karabakh. Churches, monasteries, khatchkars (cross-stones), and cemeteries across the historic Armenian region face ongoing erasure. The next government must seek international protection for this sacred heritage before it is lost. 4. Release the political prisoners held in Armenia. Those detained and under judicial restrictions for their political stances in defense of the Church, Artsakh and other pillars of Armenian identity must be freed, and politically-motivated charges against them must be dropped. Armenia must reaffirm its commitment to the rule of law and freedom of conscience. (csi-int.org/campaigns/armeni…) 5. Back the Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno Karabakh. The next government should support the Swiss parliament’s mandate to convene a peace forum between the government of Azerbaijan and the representatives of the displaced Armenians of Artsakh, in order to negotiate the safe and dignified return of the displaced Armenians of Artsakh and to resolve key issues, ranging from missing persons to access to holy sites. (csi-int.org/campaigns/armeni…) “Whatever the outcome of these elections, CSI will continue to stand in solidarity with the Armenian Christian nation, even as much of the international community pushes it into the arms of its Turkish and Azerbaijani persecutors,” Eibner said. About CSI Christian Solidarity International (CSI) is an interconfessional Christian human rights group, campaigning for religious liberty and human dignity, and assisting victims of religious persecution, victimized children, and victims of catastrophe. CSI is an NGO with consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Christian Solidarity International was founded in Switzerland in 1977 by Rev. Hans Stückelberger and is active in more than 20 countries with public advocacy initiatives and humanitarian aid projects. Contact: Patrick Degenhardt | patrick.degenhardt@csi-int.org Media contact: Dr. Joel Veldkamp | joel.veldkamp@csi-int.org For more information on the Swiss Peace Initiative: swisspeacekarabakh.com

"God has often done His most transformative work when His people could no longer rely upon the systems supporting them." - Dr. Dinah Dye dinahdye.com/ot-studies/wors…

AccessMore: From Brokenness to Harmony: Bonnie Keen's Story of Redemption accessmore.com/episode/Bonni…

"A faith with no outward focus turns inward and starts feeding on the people next to it.” - Dr. Arnie Cole amzn.to/4vlMXuN

"Research indicates cable news polarizes far more than social media in many cases, with TV consumption linked to 3–4 times higher polarization rates among heavy viewers. This loop entrenches tribalism: families argue over "different facts," communities splinter, and compromise becomes impossible when the other side is portrayed as an existential enemy." adamsprgroup.com/blog/breaki…