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Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell is a digital TV host and interviewer for Faithwire and CBN News and the co-host of CBN’s "Quick Start Podcast." Hallowell has written more than 14,000 stories on faith, culture and politics, has interviewed hundreds of celebrities, authors and influencers and is the author of four books, including "Playing with Fire: A Modern Investigation into Demons, Exorcism, and Ghosts," and "The Armageddon Code: One Journalist's Quest for End-Times Answers." He was formerly the director of content and communications at Pure Flix and the former faith and culture editor at TheBlaze. 

Articles by Billy Hallowell

President Joe Biden speaks about gun safety on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens at right. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Four spiritual crises destroying the Democratic Party and threatening America

The modern Democratic Party is experiencing a spiritual crisis that threatens to destroy its very fabric, with the poisons of self-obsession and a cataclysmic detachment from the eternal driving the progressive platform increasingly further into the pits of a hellish ideological inferno. Published March 20, 2024

A group of young people with mobile phones on the street. (File photo credit: carballo via Shutterstock)

Parents, you’re destroying your kids

If you're a parent allowing your children unfettered access to social media, you're willfully abdicating your responsibility to protect and at grave risk of irreparably damaging them. Published March 13, 2024

Congregants sit in largely empty pews during service at Zion Baptist Church, April 16, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning their jobs, according to a new nationwide survey released Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) **FILE**

Higher Ground: Will ‘Progressive Christianity’ hijack the church?

Welcome to Higher Ground, the newsletter and website dedicated to helping families of faith navigate a chaotic world with rigorous reporting, commentary and analysis on national, global and cultural issues, with reporting from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times. Published March 11, 2024

People gather to mourn the loss of Laken Riley during a vigil for the Augusta University College of Nursing student at the Tate Plaza on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University's Athens campus, was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, after a roommate reported she didn't return from a morning run in a wooded area of the UGA campus near its intramural fields. Students also gathered to pay tribute to a UGA student who committed suicide last week. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Laken Riley’s mom has a message every American must hear

There's nothing more traumatic, painful and heart-shattering than the loss of a child. This reality has been on full display in recent days after the Feb. 22 murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student whose vibrant life and promising future were senselessly snuffed out. Published March 6, 2024

Dan Miller, who lives near Baltimore, stands outside the Maryland State House with a sign in support of Second Amendment rights on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Annapolis, Md., where bill hearings were scheduled on gun-control measures. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Higher Ground: Americans wary of the First Amendment

Welcome to Higher Ground, the newsletter and website dedicated to helping families of faith navigate a chaotic world with rigorous reporting, commentary and analysis on national, global and cultural issues, with reporting from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times. Published March 4, 2024

Los Angeles Fire Department Arson Unit personnel gather forensic evidence outside the Sylmar Christian Fellowship Church on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in the Sylmar section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Higher Ground: Attacks against churches soar

Welcome to Higher Ground, the newsletter and website dedicated to helping families of faith navigate a chaotic world with rigorous reporting, commentary and analysis on national, global and cultural issues, with reporting from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times. Published February 26, 2024

Christian Bale and cast members in "The Pale Blue Eye," share a laugh at the premiere of the film, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Bale has broken ground Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, on a project he’s been pursuing for 16 years -- the building of a dozen homes and a community center intended to keep siblings in foster care together. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Hollywood actor proves superheroes do exist

We're increasingly getting glimpses of goodness -- moments that break past the glitz and glamor to expose celebrities' humanity, compassion and kindness. From fascinating faith conversions to worthy charitable giving, some celebrities truly stand out. The latest example is Oscar-winner Christian Bale. The former "Batman Begins" actor is proving it's entirely possible to play a superhero both on-screen and off. Published February 22, 2024

A churchgoer wipes away tears during a service at Lakewood Church Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Houston. Pastor Joel Osteen on Sunday welcomed worshippers back to Lakewood Church for the first time since a woman with an AR-style opened fire in between services at his Texas megachurch last Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Higher Ground: Why did God allow the Lakewood Church shooting?

Welcome to Higher Ground, the newsletter and website dedicated to helping families of faith navigate a chaotic world with rigorous reporting, commentary and analysis on national, global and cultural issues, with reporting from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times. Published February 19, 2024

Taylor Swift moves on the field after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Higher Ground: High schoolers study Bible’s links to Taylor Swift

Welcome to Higher Ground, the newsletter and website dedicated to helping families of faith navigate a chaotic world with rigorous reporting, commentary and analysis on national, global and cultural issues, with reporting from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times. Published February 12, 2024

Country music recording artist Toby Keith performs on NBC's Today show at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday, July 5, 2019, in New York. Keith, the Country music singer-songwriter has died. A statement posted on his website says Keith, who was battling stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, surrounded by his family. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Sick, vile reactions to Toby Keith’s death expose our cultural rot

After the news of country singer Toby Keith's untimely death on Tuesday, millions of accolades and thoughtful remembrances came pouring in. But among the influx of favorable honors were a slew of truly deplorable reactions, with some critics turning to mockery or even relishing in Mr. Keith's demise. Published February 7, 2024

A rainbow LGBTQ+ pride flag and a transgender pride flag flap in the breeze on a pole at Justin Flippen Park, near the Wilton Manors city hall, seen center, which sometimes flies a rainbow flag from its facade, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Wilton Manors, Fla. A bill moving forward in the Florida State House would ban the display of any flag deemed political in government buildings. The legislation is seen as another anti-LGBTQ+ bill in a state that has passed several under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Higher Ground: What is a woman?

Welcome to Higher Ground, the newsletter and website dedicated to helping families of faith navigate a chaotic world with rigorous reporting, commentary and analysis on national, global and cultural issues, with reporting from the experienced journalists of The Washington Times. Published February 5, 2024