The National Religious Broadcasters Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution that denounces critical theory during its annual convention on Tuesday. Saying that the theory advances "anti-Christian" ideals, the resolution states, "Critical theory advances the erosion of shared history and values, the yielding of human agency to tyranny, the supremacy of mob rule, and the deterioration of family and community bonds, producing great human suffering and alienation from truth." The trade association, which represents conservative-leaning media organizations, also urged "Christian leaders to reject anti-Christian cultural systems that hold out salvation apart from Christ, oppose the influence of critical theory in education, academia, Christian ministry, and Bible teaching, and faithfully apply historic truths of Scripture to contemporary cultural issues.”

Former Vice President Mike Pence and wife Karen Pence traveled to the Poland-Ukraine border on Thursday where they met with Ukrainian women and child refugees alongside leaders from Christian charity Samaritan's Purse. Pence tweeted about the meeting, explaining, "2.4 million refugees have already fled Ukraine and nearly 400,000 have already come through the Korczowa (Poland) border crossing." Pence, who told the Ukrainian people there that "Americans are standing with them in prayer," also called on his Twitter followers to pray and contribute to charitable organizations like Samaritan's Purse, writing, "Let’s stand together as one with the people of Ukraine.”

Actor Jussie Smollett, who in 2019 falsely claimed to be the victim of a hate crime perpetrated Trump supporters, has been sentenced to 150 days in jail and ordered to pay more than $120,000 in restitution as part of his felony conviction. In delivering the sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn told Smollett, "You're not a victim of a racial hate crime, you're not a victim of a homophobic hate crime. You're just a charlatan pretending to be a victim of a hate crime, and that's shameful. ... Your very name has become an adverb for lying, and I cannot imagine what can be worse than that.”

John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, and Glenn Sunshine, professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, write about so-called Christian nationalism and how Christians should view nations and national loyalty. Pointing to Scriptures in the Old and New Testaments, the authors conclude that being "good stewards of the nations they are in" is key, but that "great harm is done whenever Christians attempt to build empires." Read more.

Christian Post Executive Editor Richard D. Land writes about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. leadership failures he believes contributed to the ongoing crisis. "The West must deal with this crisis by keeping Ukraine free or face far more dire consequences in the future. I fervently wish I had more confidence in President Biden’s leadership," Land asserts. Read more.

Topics covered:

• Is there any hope for America?
• Politics and war—we had General Patton now we have Gomer Pyle
• How conspiracy theories are causing division
• Is Texas going blue?
• Mass exodus from the mission field of California
• Why corrupt governors and district attorneys need to be recalled

SUNDAY SERMON: https://youtu.be/GI1UivbyzpI

A father and daughter who survived a plane crash last year returned to their church for the first time since the accident to share their testimony and meet the first responders who rescued them. Pilot and father Christopher White and 13-year-old daughter Anna were involved in the crash during a snowstorm while on a recreational flight last November. The two sustained several injuries, including a shattered spine for the daughter. In sharing their testimony with Christian Life Assembly in Pennsylvania, Christopher White explained, "God saved my life. The way the plane crashed, the way the branches from the trees grabbed the airplane, the wings got folded back from the energy and they absorbed the speed of the airplane.” Continue reading.

On the heels of their newly-released album, STAND, the Newsboys are on the road for their "Stand Together Tour" and encouraging believers to see beyond differences and choose to love one another and stand up for God. In this interview with The Christian Post, frontman Michael Tait and drummer Duncan Phillips discuss their latest release and the current state of the country, with Tait explaining, "It's such a divided country nowadays. Divided over race, wars in other countries, the world's in disarray, but the Bible tells us it was coming anyway. The more important question is, where do we stand in all of this? Where are our heads? Where our hearts?” Watch now.

The bestselling children’s book series "The Wingfeather Saga" has released a new trailer for the first season after becoming the No. 1 crowdfunded animated children's series in the world. "VeggieTales" and DreamWorks veteran J. Chris Wall partnered with Angel Studios to create the series, which is known for the groundbreaking show "The Chosen." The team behind "Saga" enlisted help from veteran artists from studios such as Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, Disney, Nickelodeon, and Blue Sky for the project. Watch a first look video of the animated series here.