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What did Jesus mean by "the end of the age"? Does the New Testament teach salvation by faith alone, or do works matter too? And what will happen to the earth in God's new creation?
In this episode of Ask NT Wright Anything, Tom Wright and Mike Bird tackle big questions on eschatology, faith, and new creation.
They unpack Jesus' teachings about the temple and the "end of the age," explain why faith and works are inseparable in the New Testament, and reflect on Paul's vision of a world renewed when heaven and earth come together.
Along the way, they challenge common misunderstandings shaped by Western traditions and offer a hope-filled vision of God's future.
Three people were killed and at least eight others injured on Saturday after a boat briefly stopped near the American Fish Company restaurant in North Carolina and opened fire, according to the Southport Police Department.
In summer 2025, so-called "Chat Control" became a huge topic of public attention. This is because in a major vote planned for 13 or 14 October, EU governments will decide whether to endorse or reject a mass surveillance, encryption-breaking and anonymity-ending law Read more
This month, the Department of Education released its latest edition of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the standardized tests better known as the Nation's Report Card. The results have left me blazing with rage. In my home state of California, for instance, only 30% of public school fourth graders can read proficiently. Fully 41% cannot even read at a basic level " which is to say, they cannot really understand and interpret written text at all. Eighth graders, as you might expect, look almost as bad. Read more
Former SC state Rep. RJ May (38) will plead guilty to sending videos of children being sexually abused. This West Columbia Republican is a founding member of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus in the South Carolina House. May agreed to plead guilty to five of the ten charges against him. Prosecutors dismissed the remaining five, essentially halving the maximum penalty he faced. Each charge carries a prison sentence of five to 20 years. After leaving prison, the father of two will be required to register as a sex offender. He could also be required to pay fines of up to $250,000 for each charge, plus around $40,000 in other fees. Read more
Former South Carolina state lawmaker Robert John "RJ" May III has agreed to plead guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors say May used the screen name "joebidennnn69 on the social media site Kik as he exchanged 220 images of very young children being abused over a period of five days in spring 2024. The 38-year-old Republican, who is married with two children, served the 88th District from November 2020 until his resignation last month. He faces 20 years in prison for each of the five counts with which he is charged. In addition, he must register as a sex offender and must pay a fine that could be as high as $250,000.
Release the Epstein files
Russia, China, Israel, and North Korea are simply delighted to have Dummkopf Trumpf and his incompetent junta in charge of US national security and foreign policy.
Music from Europe, specifically, Germany, seemed to play a role. So, songs in both English and German seemed to litter the airwaves (imo, mostly the college station airwaves). As noted in the linked tune ... Nena's 99 Red Balloons had a German version.
Everyone should be clamoring for tools and features that block AI content. And for content companies, blocking AI slop is your new Job One.
President Donald Trump said Friday he would order his administration to declassify and release all records related to famed American pilot Amelia Earhart. "Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again," Trump wrote in a Friday afternoon social media post. "Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions."
A federal lawsuit by two former city officials against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, over the city's ban on Pride flag displays on public property has been dismissed, according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The dispute over the flag dates back to July 2023, when Russ Gordon and Cathy Stackpoole placed a flag on a city flagpole at Joseph Campau Avenue. Gordan and Stackpoole, who resided in Hamtramck, were commissioners on the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission at the time. Read more
Twelve satellites were quietly sent into low Earth orbit earlier this year from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. The payload wasn't your standard weather or telecom array.
Each satellite carried onboard artificial intelligence models, high-speed laser communications, and enough processing power to mark a radical departure from how satellite data is typically handled.
"Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has fired as many as 20 FBI agents, including a group associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, two people briefed on the matter said. As many as 20 people were terminated in the latest round of ousters, including about 15 associated with the kneeling incident, according to the sources. Read more
Google admitted earlier this week that its COVID-era censorship policies were enacted at the explicit behest of the Biden Administration ... This new policy was announced in response to an inquiry by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, who asked Google for information about moderation decisions the company made during the Biden years. In response, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, said in a statement that: "Senior Biden administration officials, including White House officials, conducted repeated and sustained outreach to Alphabet and pressed the company regarding certain user-generated content related to the COVID-19 pandemic that did not violate its policies. While the company continued to develop and enforce its policies independently, Biden administration officials continued to press the company to remove non-violative user-generated content."
