The Higher Ground Podcast
The Higher Ground Podcast is hosted by Washington Times and Higher Ground columnist Billy Hallowell. Focused on faith and culture, each week he'll bring you light amid the chaos.
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Newsom's assault on parental rights is a litmus test for every 2024 candidate
The parent-child dynamic is one of the most sacrosanct relationships in human existence, yet it's now one of the most targeted, vulnerable and susceptible associations.
Who's really responsible for attempt on Trump's life?
Certainly, the shooter, whom the Secret Service killed, bears the sole responsibility for pulling the trigger in a sinister ploy to snuff out innocent lives. Nevertheless, the event forces us to ask some difficult, introspective questions about the rancor dominating our electoral discourse.
Four steps to surviving the toxic 2024 election
How do we survive this seemingly never-ending campaign -- a political nightmare with the power to splinter our relationships?
The reality critics of new Louisiana law are missing about the Ten Commandments
"Blatantly unconstitutional." That's how atheist and civil liberties organizations are describing a new Louisiana law mandating the presence of the Ten Commandments in all publicly funded classrooms.
How 'panic' over Joe Biden's first face-off with Donald Trump could upend entire election
Reports claim some Democratic operatives are panicking over President Joe Biden's debate performance Thursday night during his historic face-off with former president Donald Trump.
What the Robert Morris scandal could expose about contemporary Christianity
Churches should be the purest, safest, most sacrosanct spaces for adults and children alike, with the pastors of these institutions the most trusted, revered and upstanding of citizens.
How to stop radical secularism from turning America into a dystopian nightmare
Global religious persecution, by all discernible accounts, is worsening. The latest example seems otherworldly: An Iraqi court is forcing a woman named Elvin Joseph to leave behind her Christian faith and convert to Islam.
Higher Ground: A post-Roe wakeup call
Welcome to Higher Ground, the faith-centric newsletter focused on the intersection of culture and politics from experienced journalists at The Washington Times.
What the Biden, Trump convictions really say about Americans
"Guilty on all counts." This phrase has dominated headlines in recent weeks, sending shockwaves throughout every corridor of the political establishment.
How do we react to Trump's shock conviction? The Bible's got an answer
And with the 2024 election upon us, most of us will be more tempted than normal to babble or tap our keyboards without thinking.
Biggest myths, misconceptions about Trump and the GOP
What are the biggest myths and political misconceptions about former President Donald Trump and the GOP right now?
Muslim mob's violence against Christian over Quran claim must horrify us to action
Americans enjoy the boundless benefits of democracy and freedom, but millions around the world aren't so lucky, finding themselves trapped in dystopian nightmares devoid of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Trump's hush money shocker: Everything you need to know about the guilty verdict and what's next
Many questions remain after a New York court found former President Donald Trump guilty in his historic hush money case.
The real reason liberals are fuming over Harrison Butker's commencement address
As the flames of cancel culture continue to rage, many of the people demanding hyper-diversity simply have no patience for it when it comes to ideas outside of their own progressive bubbles.
Higher Ground: No room at Nashville 'inn' for pro-Israel Christian group
Welcome to Higher Ground, the faith-centric newsletter focused on the intersection of culture and politics from experienced journalists at The Washington Times.
Listen: Behind the furor over NFL Harrison Butker, pro-lifer to serve 57 months in prison
Billy Hallowell goes behind the headlines with CBN's Tre Goins Phillips and the Washington Times' Valerie Richardson.
How a homeless man shouting profanity in church sparked a chain reaction of hope
"Let's do something different." That's what Pastor Ed Newton of Community Bible Church in San Antonio said from the pulpit one Sunday last month. The pastor immediately halted one of his sermons to offer an explicit example of what preachers and houses of worship are called to do: love the lost.
The Higher Ground Podcast: Mass baptisms, shocking Baptist numbers, LGBTQ Methodist chaos continues
On today's "Higher Ground Podcast" The Washington Times' Mark Kellner joins Billy Hallowell to go behind the headlines on the biggest faith news of the week.
The shocking 'God' moments that are shattering culture's big lie
"We have never seen anything like this in our church." That's what Wayne Bray, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, said last year after 141 people were baptized in one day at his South Carolina house of worship.
Did Congress 'outlaw' the New Testament?
Welcome to Higher Ground, the faith-centric newsletter focused on the intersection of culture and politics from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times.
LISTEN: Mandisa shares journey of pain, doubt and finding God's love amid chaos
As we remember the life and legacy of Mandisa, Billy Hallowell revisits a 2022 interview with the "American Idol" alum and Grammy award-winning musician.
