President Joe Biden garnered controversy over the weekend after he replied "no comment" during a Delaware beach visit when asked about the death toll from wildfires in Maui that have left nearly 100 people dead. Following the backlash, Biden addressed the fires on social media. Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the Biden administration's handling of the wildfires during a press briefing Monday where she also faced criticism for mispronouncing one senator's name and referring to another by the wrong gender. Read more.

During an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund provided new details related to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. This article from CP highlights five key takeaways from the conversation, including that lawmakers tried to prevent Sund from testifying during a Senate hearing focused on Jan. 6 in Feb 2021. Read more.

During an episode of "The Briefing" podcast, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler acknowledged that the Southern Baptist Convention might have to someday clarify that the office of pastor belongs to "biological men" and not women who identify as men. "In every generation, the Christian Church has to closely monitor what can be assumed and what must be articulated," he explained. Read more.

Pastor Dan Delzell discusses evidence of the Resurrection, cultural commentator Ben Shapiro's response to that evidence, and why the Messiah is for everyone. "Yeshua said, 'God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life'" (John 3:16), Delzell writes. Read more.

Identify Ministries President Cameron Diamond discusses same-sex attraction, theology, and finding identity in the midst of one's same-sex attraction. "Christians should not attempt to sidestep God by allowing a permissive view of sexuality in the Church," he writes, adding, "As Christians, we must identify with Jesus, not brokenness—sexual or otherwise." Read more.

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A tribal group representing the Christian Kuki-Zo community in the northeast Indian state of Manipur is preparing to hold a mass burial for victims killed in the ongoing ethnic violence, a decision that has ignited fresh tensions and more violence due to its proposed location. The mass burial, which was initially planned for Aug. 3, was postponed at the request of India's interior minister; a new date has not been announced. Read more.

CP reporter Ian Giatti, who grew up on Disney, takes a deep dive into the "Haunted Mansion" movie and discusses why parents should think twice before shuffling their family into the theater. "So what if experiencing a taste of nostalgia means exposing your kids to crude Christian mockery?" he quips. Read more.