National Assessment of Educational Progress data shows that the percentage of students who report reading for fun has reached a record low of just 14%. The findings come amid reports of plummeting test scores: average reading scores for 13-year-olds dropped by four points, while mathematics scores declined by nine points compared to the 2019-2020 school year. Read more.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year 2024 that would ban the Pentagon from funding travel expenses for service members or their families to get abortions and from funding gender transition surgeries. The Senate is set to vote on its version of the NDAA on Tuesday. Read more.

John Stonestreet and Jared Eckert of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview call out the deceptive misinformation in CBS' latest article on gender. From referring to boys and girls as "kids with testes" and "those with ovaries" to its reporting on so-called "gender-affirming care," which is at odds with whistleblower accounts, the authors assert that "rather than separate the facts from the falsehoods, the article peddles lies and half-truths, assuming the conclusions it claims to prove in a thinly veiled piece of progressive propaganda." Read more.

Christian apologist and author Robin Schumacher discusses sin and God's justice. "No just judge exacts double payment for a crime, and God, being infinitely just, won't do that with us no matter how much we fall," he writes. Read more.

I was thirty-one years old and working as a marriage and family therapist when I was diagnosed with an eating disorder and strongly recommended to begin intensive treatment. It felt surreal and ironic. It was totally unexpected and felt like a slap in the face. Where did this diagnosis come from, and how had it remained camouflaged to me for so long? Read More

During an interview with CP, Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries founder David Jeremiah shared how Christians should prepare spiritually for the End Times and cautioned that those who ignore the reality of Christ's imminent return do so "at their own peril." Noting the Bible gives no specific dates, The World of the End author urged Christians to dig into Scripture and stressed that the Rapture is a "signless event." Watch now.

Black Christians report the highest rate of Scripture engagement compared to all other Christians, and they are more likely to attend church at least monthly, per the American Bible Society. The "Spiritual Vitality" findings reveal that "Black Americans lead the way in nearly every measure of holistic spiritual health," says ABS Chief Ministry Insights and Innovation Officer John Farquhar Plake. Read more.

Some media outlets have criticized the box office hit "Sound of Freedom," a movie about a real-life hero and his attempts to rescue children from sex trafficking. This episode of "The Inside Story" explores what these outlets are saying, whether there is truth to their claims, and why it matters. Listen now.