War

“Hegseth is interesting because he is the first potential cabinet secretary in almost a century to wed unambiguously Protestant Christianity with his understanding of warmaking.” - Providence

“Russia’s Soviet-style peace propaganda has both practical and moral dimensions. Proposals to end the war on Russia’s terms are paired up with threats of nuclear annihilation, as in Soviet psychological warfare, when both fear and moral posturing informed the largely leftist Cold War peace movement’s ‘better red than dead’ credo.” - Providence

“Of course, the effects of the fall on creation, people, and nations will never be wholly erased until Christ’s return. Until then, as Ecclesiastes observed, there is indeed a time to kill.” - Breakpoint

“Future historians may refer to our moment as ‘the early days of World War III,’ but is this an extraordinary time of crisis? In one sense, we live in a remarkably peaceful time. There has not been a war between any of the Great Powers in generations.” - Breakpoint

“The Biden administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion major arms sales to Israel, including new F-15 fighter jets and tens of thousands of tank and mortar shells.” - Axios

“A million Neville Chamberlains leaning over balconies with hands outstretched, declaring, ‘We have achieved peace for our time’ would not ensure that human history is ever anything but one continuous Munich.” - RC Sproul

“Some Israelis see very strong conflicts in their society, but fewer say this than a year ago” - Pew

“Why, then, is Iran at war with Israel? And why is this question so significant for America and the global future?” - Denison

Related:

“The Russian government’s decision to invade Ukraine and to target Baptists and other evangelical Christians in Ukraine has been a tragic hallmark of the war.” - Baptist Press

“It may be that a given action—a particular search and destroy mission—is low on the necessity spectrum. On such occasions, if other values—such as force protection or noncombatant immunity, are sufficiently at risk then prudence might dictate standing down.” - Providence