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Providence is now accepting applicantions for the Jean Bethke Elshtain Fellowship in Christian Realism, a nine-month educational program on the Jewish and Christian roots of realist ethics in foreign policy and public life, led by @mlivecche

My @TheIRD chat with Robert Joustra on his book "Christ and Covenant in Global Politics:" youtu.be/7nc07RV0enA?si…

"The great inheritance of the West—liberty, dignity, and the rule of law—was not built by accident. Rather, it was sustained by generations who believed that character mattered and that honor was real." Read more from CI Director Greg Schaller in @ProvMagazine: providencemag.com/2026/05/when-w… @my_ccu @erichogue

Video @theird @ProvMagazine: Choosing Defeat: The Twenty-Year Saga of How America Lost Afghanistan @PaulDMiller2 @mikenelson586 youtu.be/w1h0Oyyy4UY?si…

Again, I am reminded of #Toynbee when he wrote, "Civilizations die by suicide, not murder." From @ProvMagazine. #Civilization providencemag.com/2026/05/when-w… Excerpt, "The West is not unraveling primarily from external pressure, but from internal confusion—especially around what it means to be honorable. In 2026, we do not merely tolerate dishonor but increasingly redefine it as virtue. At the heart of this crisis is what can only be described as a collapse of moral clarity. The older moral language of virtue—honesty, courage, restraint, and fidelity—has been replaced by a vocabulary of grievance, expediency, and self-expression. We have not simply lowered standards; we have lost the ability to recognize them. Consider the normalization of theft under sanitized labels like “micro-looting.” What previous generations would have plainly called stealing is now reframed as a form of protest or wealth redistribution. This is not a slippery slope, as some have suggested; it is the slope’s bottom. When what is stolen determines whether a society deems theft morally acceptable, it has already abandoned the principle of property rights as foundational to justice and social trust. Calling it something softer does not change the act but serves only to obscure the intrinsic immorality at play."

"While it has yet to complete the project, the CCP has already given Christians a glimpse of what the world’s first communist Bible might look like." -@realSamuelBenUr @FDD Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Xi providencemag.com/2026/05/thou-s… via @ProvMagazine

The Epicenter of Terrorism is Shifting to Africa. In my latest for @ProvMagazine, I argue that JNIM’s offensive in Mali is not an isolated crisis, but part of broader trend of extremist groups gaining territorial control, targeting Christians and others, and destabilizing entire regions. Areas controlled by non-state actors designated as Entities of Particular Concern are among the worst places in the world for religious persecution. The U.S. already has legal tools available. They must be used before conditions deteriorate further. providencemag.com/2026/05/the-ep…

@CentennialCCU providencemag.com/2026/05/when-w…

Honor constitutes the invisible bonds of trust that make civilization possible; without it, no society can hope to persist from generation to generation, writes Greg Schaller @CentennialCCU

@nadinemaenza providencemag.com/2026/05/the-ep…

Africa has become the new epicenter of global terrorism, with African Christians increasingly victimized by groups affiliated with Islamic State and al-Qaeda @nadinemaenza

Citizenship in the kingdom of Heaven demands more than the naked, unbridled pursuit of power Donald Trump has embraced for over a decade now

Still 2 slots open for students: 4-day intensive @ProvMagazine seminar on Christian Realism May 18-21, 2026 at Georgetown University on natural law, just war, civic republicanism & USA experiment. @PaulDMiller2 @mlivecche theird.org/events/first-a…

@hoyer_kat @SeanDurns providencemag.com/2026/05/life-i…

.@hoyer_kat's new book uses the town of Weimar to humanize an often-overlooked chapter of German history: the brief, tragic life of the Weimar Republic @SeanDurns

The Chinese Communist Party isn’t just restricting faith, it’s rewriting it. Under Xi Jinping’s “sinicization” campaign, core teachings are being stripped away with commandments erased, references to God removed, and even biblical passages rewritten to align with Party doctrine. Churches are surveilled, clergy are forced to pledge loyalty to the state party, and children are barred from worship. This is not religious freedom, it’s subjugation. No government has the authority to rewrite faith or claim ownership over the soul. Chairman @RepMoolenaar made his position clear in a letter to @SupportJimmyLai last year, "You know that across China today, the Party is carrying out its most systematic campaign of religious persecution since the Cultural Revolution. The Party calls it the “sinicization of religion.” But you know what it really means is subjugation. You know that the Party demands that every conscience, every congregation, and every creed bow before its rule. You know that religious leaders who refuse to join Party-controlled “patriotic” churches are detained, disappeared, or silenced." providencemag.com/2026/05/thou-s…

Last Friday, Providence hosted a book talk at the Army Navy Club on @PaulDMiller2's new book, "Choosing Defeat: The Twenty-Year Saga of How America Lost Afghanistan." Thanks to @mikenelson586 for leading the conversation with Paul, and to everyone else who was able to attend.

A good reminder from @ProvMagazine that #China under the CCP is directly antagonistic towards #Christianity. providencemag.com/2026/05/thou-s…

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Xi @realSamuelBenUr in @ProvMagazine: bit.ly/4wjuCjv

The CCP is rewriting the Bible. In my latest @ProvMagazine column, I discuss how Xi’s regime is actively attempting to co-opt biblical teachings into support for the Party. From replacing the First Commandment to Jesus personally beating the adulteress to death, the CCP seeks to replace the Bible with its “core socialist values.” providencemag.com/2026/05/thou-s…