Truth In These Days

This week's biggest story is the tragedy in Michigan. On Sunday, September 28, a man drove his truck into a Mormon congregation in Grand Blanc Township, opened fire on worshippers, and set the building ablaze. Four innocent people were murdered, eight were seriously injured, and the assailant was killed by police. We know what happened. We know who did it. But the question everyone is asking is: w...

This week’s biggest story is the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the fierce debate it has sparked about the power of words. Some argue Kirk’s rhetoric provoked his killer, while others have disturbingly celebrated his death, exposing a culture at war over speech itself. Scripture teaches that words matter, carry consequences, and must be measured against God’s standard. Evaluating Kirk’s own com...

This week’s biggest story is the shocking and tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, a young husband, father, and influential Christian leader whose bold voice was silenced by hatred and violence. His death reminds us of the deep brokenness of our culture, the urgency of justice, and the fleeting nature of life. Even in grief, we take comfort in God’s nearness to the brokenhearted and in the hope o...

This week, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted world leaders—including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, and, most notably, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi—to showcase China’s vision of a new world order, one that diverges from U.S. leadership. Modi’s presence signals a strain in U.S. and India relationship, worsened by tariffs under the Trump administration, and raises ques...

Cracker Barrel has been in the news for all the wrong reasons after an attempted rebrand stripped away its old-fashioned logo and country-style interiors, only to face swift backlash from loyal customers. The controversy reignited questions about the company’s flirtation with cultural trends at odds with its core values, including public celebrations of Pride. In the end, the chain reversed course...

It is Friday, August 22, 2025, and the biggest story of the week is the Washington, D.C., crime crackdown. Two weeks after President Trump took the extraordinary step of federalizing law enforcement in the capital, the nation is divided over questions of authority, honesty, and order. The good news is that crime in the capital is already declining, but the greater lesson is that true righteousness...

This week, Presidents Trump and Putin meet in Alaska after years of conflict. For Christians, this points to a greater truth: Jesus purchased peace through His death and calls us to pursue it with one another through humility, confession, and forgiveness. If world leaders can meet after a war, surely we can take the first step to reconcile broken relationships.

This week, the headlines are once again filled with Jeffrey Epstein. The public is demanding the truth while accusations of “conspiracy theory” fly. But conspiracy theories don’t appear out of thin air; they grow where truth exists, where extraordinary events strain belief, where distrust of leaders is rampant, and where alternative sources of information promise answers. In a world like ours, abs...

This week on The Biggest Story, we’re witnessing a rare moment of calm in the Middle East following a sudden and sweeping turn of events—President Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and now a ceasefire has settled over the region. But that ceasefire comes with clashing declarations of victory: Israel claims it removed an existential threat, Iran insists it remains unshaken, and th...

This week, the biggest story is the conflict erupting between Israel and Iran. After years of tension, Israel launched a decisive strike—Operation Rising Lion—targeting Iran’s nuclear capabilities and eliminating key military leaders. The world now waits in anxious uncertainty as missiles fly and nations posture. The Bible tells us that righteousness must sometimes confront wickedness, not out of...

At this year’s Southern Baptist Convention, we witnessed the beauty and the burden of being a convictional people. On the one hand, we celebrated missionary commissioning to unreached nations, record church planting, and the strength of our seminaries. On the other hand, we faced hard debates about the ERLC and female pastors' role that exposed real fractures in our fellowship. Forty percent calle...

This week, we witnessed a heartbreaking act of hatred in Boulder, Colorado, where a peaceful gathering of Jewish men and women assembled to pray and advocate for Israeli hostages was violently attacked. This wicked assault reminds us of the deep depravity that surfaces when sinful people reject the holy authority of God, abandon the blessing of good and just law, and allow human wrath to replace d...

Heath Lambert analyzes the biggest story of the week: revelations about former President Biden's health decline and the systematic coverup by his inner circle. Discover what this scandal reveals about our culture's relationship with truth and why only Christ can restore our commitment to reality. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction and this week's biggest story 0:50 Context: Biden's prostate cancer diag...

On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis died at age 88, ending a 12-year papacy marked by liberal reforms and a reluctance to defend traditional Catholic teachings. Just over two weeks later, on May 8, Cardinal Robert Prevost—an American and close ally of Francis—was elected as his successor, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. His election was historic: the first American pope, and a continuation of Francis’s...

The biggest story of this week is the death of Pope Francis, a man who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years and left behind a legacy marked more by silence than doctrinal change. As Protestants, we do not share Catholic theology, but we recognize the weight of this moment for our Catholic friends and mourn with them in their grief, as Scripture calls us to in Romans 12:15. Yet we must also h...

It’s Friday, April 11, 2025, and the biggest story of the week is The Trump Tariff Turmoil. President Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to impose new tariffs on imported goods, aiming to correct long-standing trade imbalances that hurt American producers. While some countries have been granted a pause to negotiate, China has not—and tensions are rising. Predictably, media reactions...

Pastor Heath Lambert explains the reason for this show that examines current events through a biblical lens. Rather than diving into specific headlines this week, he addresses the foundational question: Why should Christians engage with news and current events at all? TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to the show's purpose 0:42 - The controversy of Christian engagement with news 1:58 - Three biblica...

How can Christians navigate the intense polarization surrounding Donald Trump? This commentary offers a thoughtful framework for evaluating political figures while maintaining biblical faithfulness. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction to the divisive nature of Trump discussions 0:44 - The reality of Trump inspiring deliberate conflict 1:45 - Moving beyond headlines to examine Christian conflict 2:24 -...

After a remarkable 9-month extended stay in space, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams have finally returned home. What was supposed to be an 8-day mission aboard Boeing's Starliner turned into a headline-making journey that reveals profound truths about God's design and purpose. Pastor Heath Lambert responds to the return of these astronauts to earth from a biblical perspective. TIMESTAMP...

Pastor Heath Lambert analyzes the $4 Trillion market loss and growing economic uncertainty from a biblical perspective.  Discover how Christians should respond to market volatility, why wealth matters, and where our ultimate security lies beyond financial markets. KEY POINTS: - The S&P 500 dropped 8.6% from its February all-time high, representing a $4 trillion loss - Market uncertainty stems from...