Friday, January 02, 2026

Interesting Links From January 2026

 

Trust Dictators: Garry Kasparov’s New Year’s Resolution

 

The hope of a new year | WORLD

 

Russia invents Ukraine's assassination attempt on Putin

 

Opinion | The 20 best things Donald Trump did in 2025 - The Washington Post

 

Opinion | The 10 worst things Donald Trump did in 2025 - The Washington Post

 

Award-winning singer who 'changed the face' of gospel music dies | Entertainment

 

"But I speak of Christ and the Church" - by Philip Hahn

 

As religion's political influence grows, these faith voices are likely to draw attention in 2026

 

A most predictable death | WORLD (Alexei Navalny’s death in 2024)

 

Xi Jinping: ‘The Reunification of Our Motherland Is Unstoppable’ | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics (danger for Taiwan – but how many people care?)


January 3

 

ProPublica’s Reporters Have Gotten Pushback for Asking for Comment — ProPublica

 

The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela

 

The Russo–Ukrainian war continues: How to end it justly

 

Is a Quiet Life Consistent with the Culture Wars?


January 5

 

Trump, War Powers, and the Constitution: Why the Maduro Operation Was Lawful | National Review

 

Venezuela Deserves Democracy, Not a Protection Racket

 

Religious leaders are slow to respond to United States' capture of Venezuelan president

 

Judah Smith, the Hypepriest Riding the Bieber Wave

 

Duty to Warn: JD Vance's Treason Against Decency.

 

Venezuelan Evangelicals respond to US capture of Maduro | World

 

One Hundred Years of Gossip by Chris Zimmerman


January 6

 

The Toppling of Villains Has Begun in Earnest. It Must Continue. | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Sarah Mullally speaks out against assisted suicide | Politics

 

In Venezuela, evangelicals urge ‘prayer and service’ amid widespread uncertainty, Evangelical Focus

 

Christians in Venezuela hope for change, ask for prayer


January 7

 

Alleged JD Vance home vandal is child of wealthy local doctor — who recently changed name | New York Post

 

The True Cost of Greenland - by Evan Gottesman

 

1776, Not January 6 - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move

 

Militants kill dozens in Christian villages in Nigeria after U.S. missile strikes | Baptist Press

 

Trump Tells House Republicans to Be 'Flexible' on Hyde Amendment in Health-Care Negotiations | National Review

 

The January 6th Insurrection Didn't Fail, it Just Took Five Years

 

On this Jan. 6, remember the violence of 2020’s BLM riots

 

Ravi Zacharias’ family launches online library to save apologist from oblivion

 

Good riddance, Gov. Walz | WORLD


January 8

 

Pence becomes unlikely face of conservative opposition to Trump and populism

 

How Trump-Skeptics Can Talk About Venezuela

 

Mike Reagan, Twice Adopted, Rest in Peace | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Michael Reagan dies at 80, Ronald Reagan's adopted son and author | Fox News

 

Michael Reagan, eldest son of President Reagan, dies at 80 - POLITICO

 

Minneapolis Gaslighting - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move

 

Chess champ Garry Kasparov calls inclusion on Moscow’s terrorist list an ‘honor’ – POLITICO


January 9

 

Don’t Sell Out Pro-Lifers to Save Obamacare Subsidies | National Review

 

Dems Hate Trump More Than An Actual Dictator

 

Trump Administration Goes Full Tinfoil Hat in Revisionist History of January 6 | National Review

 

An ignominious anniversary | WORLD

 

Hung Up on Ukraine - by Jay Nordlinger - The Next Move

 

Interfaith concert looks to reclaim Jan. 6 as day of unity, five years after Capitol riots (whatever the issue addressed, there should not be this type of blatantly syncretistic service.  This “Lutheran” church is ultraliberal.  I’ve been in their space years ago.)

 

Hagiographies and Unearned Halos: Why Bonhoeffer Was Made Into A Martyr

 

Five Quick Things: Minnesota Goes to Hell (Again) | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Happy 80th Birthday, John Piper - Christianity Today

 

2 shot by Border Patrol in Portland, sparking outcry from state and local leaders - oregonlive.com

 

‘Straight out of the authoritarian playbook’: Oregon leaders react to shooting by Border Patrol in Portland - oregonlive.com


January 10

 

Trump & Greenland: Only Congress Can Decide Territory | National Review

 

Here is how not to be shot by ICE officers

 

 Lutherans install first woman and openly gay bishop (Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Atlantic District Bishop Emeritus David Benke said on the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau Forum on January 8, 2026: “Something that has caught my attention here in New York is the pretty much constant social media presence of the recently inaugurated ELCA Bishop for Metropolitan New York, Rev. Katrina Foster.  She carries herself seriously but not solemnly in her post.  And she is invariably on message, invariably.  It's about the communion of saints following Jesus, inviting others to follow Jesus through Word and Sacrament, and bringing hope and healing in word and deed.  And she invariably mentions individuals and congregations who are active in ministry.  Whatever theological differences I have with the ELCA, she is acting and performing her ministry in good faith, plain and simple.”)

January 14

 

Another Antinomian, Another Shattered Marriage

 

Homosexuality | Philip Yancey (Philip Yancey took a weak position on homosexuality in 2009, seventeen years ago.)

 

Christian author Robert Wolgemuth dies at 77 | Church & Ministries

 

Don’t Try to Make Christianity Look Good

 

Supreme Court Transgender Athlete Cases: Most Basic Differences Between Men and Women Key | National Review

 

A spiritual resource for warfighters | WORLD

 

Elon Musk Custody Fight Underscores Problems Of Situationships

 

Gorsuch, Barrett Buy Into 'Trans' Ideology In Girls' Sports Case

 

A Distraction From the Epstein Files? - The American Conservative


January 15

 

Massacre of Christians ongoing in Nigeria as Fulani kill 13 | World

 

Josh Hawley grills expert Democrat witness about pregnant men | Politics

 

Trump-Vance is the most anti-life GOP administration in history

 

Can men get pregnant? Is our society going insane? | WORLD

 

Trump's Proposed Credit Card Interest Cap Is a Scam | National Review

 

Lawsuit dismissed after Trump admin quietly restored tens of millions to Planned Parenthood - POLITICO

 

Aging Trump’s MAGA Agenda Means Gutting America’s Truly Great Past

 

White House Sends Mixed Signals to Pro-Life Groups amid Health Care Negotiations | National Review

 

January 16

 

Trump and Dictators | National Review

 

Evangelical leader criticizes Trump for flipping off auto worker | U.S.

 

Canada’s cold proposal for free speech | WORLD

 

'Great Healthcare Plan' Fact Sheet: No Mention of Hyde Amendment | National Review

 

Why Is RFK Jr.’s FDA Allowing Abortionists to Flood Red States With Pills? | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Book Lust. . . (read at least some of the books you already have)

 

US airstrikes in Nigeria offer 'fragile hope' for Christians long under attack

 

Banned from Gaza for alleged links to Hamas, World Vision must come clean

 

Mohammad El Halabi Trial Overview | West Bank | World Vision International

 

Free Press, State Media - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move

 

Reading Philip Yancey after His Confession

 

When Did Trump Decide He Wanted to End the Western Alliance?


January 17

 

White Coat Supremacy, Greenland Style | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

How Trump Turned a Foreign Country Into a Piggybank

 

Abortion opponents warn Trump: Hold the line or risk midterms ‘devastation’ - POLITICO

 

Ex-SC Rep. RJ May sentenced to federal prison on child sex abuse material charges

 

Republican sent to prison for child sexual abuse imagery

 

Vice President JD Vance to speak at 53rd annual March for Life | Politics

 

Would a Christian Nation Steal Greenland?

 

Trump, pro-life leaders at odds in recent developments | Baptist Press

 

Threat to the Religious Defense in Canada's Hate Speech Law - Juicy Ecumenism


January 18

 

Heritage Foundation warns family crisis, proposes $2,500 accounts | Fox News

 

Putin’s attempt to murder 20 Evangelical pastors backfired

 

‘I stand on my faith’ - The Christian Chronicle (profile of DeMeco Ryans)

 

MLK Jr. And Thich Nhat Hanh: The Friendship That Shaped A Beloved Community (for information purposes)

 

When Everything Seems Uncertain | Answers in Genesis

 

The Sunday Poem - Real Patriotism with Terry Moran

 

Thousands march in Greenland to support Arctic island in the face of Trump's threats to take it over | AP News

 

Trump’s Campaign Manager Ditches Lawsuit Against Daily Beast – The Daily Beast

 

CBS Surrendered to Karoline Leavitt Over Donald Trump Interview Threat: Leak

 

Firings at Justice Department create fear among career lawyers | AP News


January 19

 

‘We Choose Denmark,’ Greenlanders Say, in Wake of US Threats - GlobalPost

 

Leaving America in January 2026 (For a Few Weeks) (message from Chris Matthews)

 

Trump and Greenland: A NATO Test | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Donald Trump’s Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It’s Time for the 25th Amendment

 

I’m a White House reporter. Here’s the side of the Trump administration you don’t see on TV | The Independent

 

ICE protestors disrupt Minnesota worship service | Baptist Press

 

Opinion | Alexei Navalny’s widow: Putin fears lawyers, just like all dictators - The Washington Post

 

Watch: Unhinged Don Lemon Chases Elderly Christian Into the Snow After Church Attack; 'We're Done Here'


January 20

 

The FAQs: What Should Churches Do When Protest Enters the Sanctuary?

 

Now Is the Time to Admit It, America: Donald Trump Is a Dangerous, Lunatic Moron

 

A church invaded | WORLD

 

A bureaucratic roadblock for adoptive families | WORLD

 

Was That Church Attack the Tipping Point in Minnesota? | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

Trump's Do-Nothing Minnesota Response Is An Embarrassment

 

Like Don Lemon, Media Are Literally Just Doing Far-Left Activism

 

The Desecration of Cities Church – Denny Burk

 

ELCA Lutheran pastor’s Christmas sermon: “Mary was raped” - EXPOSING THE ELCA


January 21

 

White House Fumes at Giant Jeffrey Epstein Donald Trump Birthday Card in D.C.

 

When Parents Say "Divorce" - Them Before Us

 

Tearing Apart NATO, over a Trinket | National Review

 

Trump says God is 'very proud' of first year, blasts Don Lemon | Politics

 

Don Lemon likens church storming to Jesus cleansing temple | U.S.

 

New York Times: Trump has used the presidency to make $1.4 billion – The Way of Improvement Leads Home

 

Trump Tariff Threats Make Greenland Crisis Worse | National Review

 

A Response to the Disruption of Our January 18 Worship Service | Cities Church

 

Cities Church in Minnesota is considering legal options after anti-ICE protest

 

No Nobel, No Peace - John Dickerson

 

Don Lemon Is Relevant Again. He Should Be In Federal Custody

 

Yes, Pastors Can Work For ICE Enforcing U.S. Immigration Laws


January 22

 

March for Life Invitation to JD Vance to Speak Miscalculation | National Review

 

Greenland: All Cost, No Benefit | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

 

This Year, Protections for the Unborn Won’t Come from Washington - Christianity Today

 

Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done. - POLITICO


January 23

 

Israeli strike in Gaza kills three journalists, first responders say

 

The March for Life should send Vance a tough message

 

The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan | The Guardian

 

When the march ends | WORLD

 

Why Donald Trump’s Board of Peace Is Doomed to Fail - Newsweek

 

Here's Where J.D. Vance And Pro-Lifers Should Compromise

 

Rome's lure for young Protestant belivers | WORLD

 

Trump revokes Canada's invitation to join Board of Peace | Reuters

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