In this episode of "The Inside Story," journalist Brandon Showalter sheds light on the transgender debate and why "something inside ... snapped" when he learned about what was happening to children. "I just thought, 'Well, I've just got to dig into this and scrutinize this more deeply, because this is absolutely insane.' I just remember thinking to myself, 'They're doing what to children?!' I just realized the extent of the horror, and I realized someone needed to step up and tell the truth about it." Listen now.

A Brooklyn mother who was struggling with her mental health and facing eviction for $10,000 in unpaid rent is suspected of drowning her three young children at Coney Island Beach in New York on Monday. Kenneth Corey, chief of department for the New York Police Department, said during a press conference that a relative called 911 and said she was worried that the mother, Erin Merdy, was going to harm her children. Police immediately launched a search of the mother's apartment on Coney Island, as well as the surrounding neighborhood, the beach, and the boardwalk where they found the mother with other relatives. The children, 3-month-old Oliver, 4-year-old Liliana, and 7-year-old Zachary, were found lifeless near the sea about two miles from where the mother was found. Read more.

Wallace B. Henley writes about the death of Queen Elizabeth II and how "leaders resemble what they worship." Henley describes how nations will be blessed if they understand, as Elizabeth did, "that transcendence means a person—whether a peasant or a potentate—[will] have to stand in judgment and give an accounting to the Lord of all of the ways they used the gifts and very life given to them." Read more.

Family Research Council's Joy Stockbauer discusses the importance of truly understanding where political candidates stand on major issues, such as abortion. "Republicans who are not willing to take a stand for this cause have no place in the party and should never make it past a primary. It is literally a matter of life and death," she asserts. Read more.

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"The Crossmap Podcast," hosted by Crossmap managing editor Chris Carpenter, features inspiring heart-to-heart conversations with Christian newsmakers of the day, including authors, experts, pastors, and entertainers on topics that are good for the entire family while honoring your faith-based values. Read more.

Pastor Michael Youssef says shows like "Lucifer" and "Little Demon" underscore a common theme of acceptance and humanization of the biblical Antichrist figure referenced in the book of Revelation. In an interview with The Christian Post, Youssef explained he is not anti-vaccination but called out the media for helping to create a "sheep mentality" that is preparing people for authoritarian regimes. "‘Oh yeah, yeah, the Antichrist is good for us just like the vaccine is good for us' ... I’m not against vaccines, but I’m just saying, we’ve all got to fall in line," he noted. Read more.

Matt Carter is stepping down from the 16,000-member Sagemont Church in Houston, Texas, just over two years after becoming the second senior pastor of the megachurch. Carter cited a rapidly advancing buildup of plaque in the arteries of his heart as the reason behind his retirement, explaining, "I have a 90 percent blockage in one of my arteries. What I found out that I did not know was that that 90 percent blockage was in my widow-maker part of my heart. So that was news to me." His doctors have advised him to make radical changes in his life, so he has elected to step down and take on a less stressful role as vice president of church planting and church mobilization at the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention starting on Oct. 1. Read more.

Pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado says his world was turned upside down last year when he was diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm. Defined by Johns Hopkins as an "abnormal bulging and weakening in your aorta at the point before the curve," Lucado says his is about "two centimeters shy of needing open heart surgery." The diagnosis initially led to what Lucado describes as a spiral downward with anxiety until the Holy Spirit brought him peace and calm. "I really felt, in a supernatural way one morning … I felt it lift. ... And it's not that I was healed, because I'm not, but the fear or the anxiety was lifted," he explains. The New York Times bestselling author is sharing what he's learned about the Holy Spirit in his latest book,Help is Here: Finding Fresh Strength in the Presence and Power of the Holy Spirit. In the book, Lucado discusses his own journey of getting to know the Holy Spirit and encourages others to rely on Him for comfort and freedom. Watch full the interview here.