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Author: Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnist

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Message to evangelicals: Impeachment is about Donald Trump. It’s not an attack on you.

October 11, 2019Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnistComments Off on Message to evangelicals: Impeachment is about Donald Trump. It’s not an attack on you.

When a human object of devotion violates law and moral standards, it’s time to break away and recommit to our faith, our principles, our conscience.

Life

‘Game of Thrones’ finale: The profound message of Bran the Broken’s wooden wheelchair

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnistComments Off on ‘Game of Thrones’ finale: The profound message of Bran the Broken’s wooden wheelchair

‘Game of Thrones’ values wisdom over strength, cooperation over power, and peace over violence. Its wheelchair-throne is a perfect symbolic finale.

News

I’m not swooning over ‘Breakthrough.’ It avoids hard questions about miracles and God.

April 28, 2019Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnistComments Off on I’m not swooning over ‘Breakthrough.’ It avoids hard questions about miracles and God.

If a child’s cancer is evidence that God works in mysterious ways, so is a house that survived a tornado. Neither proves God favors some over others.

News

March Madness revenue is insane. So is soaring student debt. Time for March sanity?

March 18, 2019Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnistComments Off on March Madness revenue is insane. So is soaring student debt. Time for March sanity?

Our cultural and economic priorities are misaligned. Enjoy the games, but remember that colleges have a mission higher and broader than basketball.

News

Jesus doesn’t need Christianity. His example is powerful without any religion at all.

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnistComments Off on Jesus doesn’t need Christianity. His example is powerful without any religion at all.

Will there be room at the inn for Jesus in our setting as we become more of a post-Christian society in the years and decades ahead? We can hope so.

News

White progressives shouldn’t be smug about racism. We could be doing much more to end it.

November 29, 2018Tom Krattenmaker, Opinion columnistComments Off on White progressives shouldn’t be smug about racism. We could be doing much more to end it.

Our mouths, hearts and votes are generally in the right place. But our money often isn’t. What are we willing to risk to undo systemic racism?

Headlines

An emergency order from the Venezuelan government appears to criminalize support for the U.S. attack.

January 6, 2026Maria Abi-Habib and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

After Trump’s Military Victory in Venezuela, Cuba’s Economy Is in ‘Freefall’

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026David C. Adams and Frances Robles

U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026Julian E. Barnes, Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt

Latin American countries condemn the U.S. at the Organization of American States meeting.

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026James Wagner

2 Caribbean Nations Agree to Host People Seeking Asylum in U.S.

January 6, 2026Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026Edward Wong, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt

The Trump administration covets Venezuela’s oil reserves, and the implications for the planet could be serious.

January 6, 2026DAVID GELLES

The Players to Know in Venezuela’s Leadership

January 6, 2026Pranav Baskar

Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026David M. Halbfinger, Aaron Boxerman and Saher Alghorra

Three Views on What 2026 Might Bring

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026KATRIN BENNHOLD
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