Author: Shalem John
The closest US abortion clinic to Corpus Christi, Texas, is at least an 8-hour car ride away in New Mexico. It’s a drive that fewer southern Texas women are taking due to the popularity of abortion pills, despite pro-life legislation attempting to restrict access in the state. Out-of-state travel for abortions dropped 8 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. In states without bans, abortions provided through clinics and via telehealth have fallen 5 percent so far in 2025, down…
The Book of 2 Chronicles is the final book in the Hebrew Bible according to the Jewish canon and the continuation of 1 Chronicles in the Christian Old Testament. Together, these two books form a unified historical and theological work that recounts the story of Israel from the reign of King David to the Babylonian exile. While 1 Chronicles focuses primarily on the reign of David and the establishment of his dynasty, 2 Chronicles continues the narrative by detailing the history of the Kingdom of Judah from Solomon’s reign through the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of its people.…
The Book of Ezra occupies a crucial place in the Old Testament as one of the historical books that bridges the gap between the exile of Judah in Babylon and the restoration of the Jewish community in Jerusalem. It records a significant chapter in Israel’s history: the return of the exiles, the rebuilding of the Temple, and the reestablishment of religious and social order under the leadership of faithful servants of God. Together with the Book of Nehemiah, Ezra presents the story of national renewal after one of the darkest periods in Israel’s past. It demonstrates how divine faithfulness and…