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Truth Rising: A Call to Stand for Biblical Values
Faith Facts
- Focus on the Family’s ‘Truth Rising’ film explores whether biblical foundations and Western civilization can endure rising division.
- The film features stories of Christians and others who have faced hostility for upholding truth, including Jack Phillips and Chloe Cole.
- Jim Daly urges Christians to defend faith and family and maintain respectful dialogue in a divided culture.
Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, shared that the release of the documentary “Truth Rising” comes at a critical time in our nation’s journey toward truth and unity.
He stated the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk shortly after the film’s debut powerfully confirmed its urgent message about courage and conviction.
The documentary, produced by Focus on the Family, addresses cultural fractures and challenges to biblical truth in the modern era.
“The key point that is made in the film that really resonated with me is Western civilization was built on one important premise: that they recognize that we’re made in the image of God, and every person deserves respect.”
Daly declared.
The film traces Western civilization’s respect for human dignity.
It also includes warnings from theologian Os Guinness about forsaking Christian foundations and urges viewers to consider the spiritual cost of abandoning truth.
Guinness shared in the film.
“People don’t hold to truth because they fail to hold to the Truth — that is Jesus Christ, from whom all truth flows.”
John Stonestreet’s interviews with courageous individuals like Jack Phillips and Katy Faust offer living examples of defending biblical values under pressure.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali tells of her conversion to Christianity and standing for women’s rights after fleeing oppression.
Jim Daly linked cultural decline to weakened families, referencing Focus on the Family’s earlier work and warning of the consequences for children and society.
He noted that today, just 40 percent of children are raised by both biological parents, a dramatic change from past generations.
“Speech is not hate.”
“Hate is hate.”
“Talking about things is not hate.”
“But you’ve got to be able to hear people.”
Daly said.
Kirk’s respectful campus exchanges are highlighted as examples of Christ-like engagement in a divided climate.
“We need to maintain the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, goodness, mercy.”
“That’s who we are as Christians.”
Daly emphasized.
The film calls on believers to respond to cultural challenges with courage, holding firm to faith, even in dark times.
Let us continue to stand for truth, defend the family, and extend Christian love to all, maintaining conviction without compromising our calling.
Faith Facts
- Children under 18 in red states rose from 43.1 million in 2019 to 43.7 million in 2024.
- Blue states lost 600,000 children under 5, with California accounting for nearly half.
- Married couples with young children increased up to 5.7% in red states across regions.
A recent study reveals states supporting President Trump are gaining young children and families, while Harris-backing states see declines, largely due to soaring housing costs that hinder family formation.
This trend aligns with Biblical values prioritizing family, as affordable living in heartland states honors God’s design for generational blessings and fruitful homes.
From 2019 to 2024, young children aged 0-9 dropped 1.2% in Trump states but plummeted 4.7% in Democrat states, with adults 20-29 faring better in red areas too.
High-cost blue strongholds like California, New York, Hawaii and D.C. lost over 5% of kids under 6, where mortgages consume 32-36% of income.
Conversely, Trump-voting Alabama and Tennessee boosted under-6 populations with mortgages at 24-28% of income, fostering family growth central to America’s strength.
“Both red and blue states are watching the share of residents who are age 60 or older grow as boomers continue to age into retirement. But blue states are losing 20-somethings, and, relatedly, kids,” the report states.
Even some rural red states lagged, underscoring housing affordability’s role alongside pro-family policies in upholding Judeo-Christian principles of stewardship and prosperity.
“That’s 600,000 fewer kids under 5 in blue states in 2024 compared to 2019. And nearly half of this number was due to one state alone — California, which saw its total number of kids in this age group fall from 2.45 million in 2019 to 2.16 million five years later,” researcher Patrick T. Brown noted.
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Following reports of churches filling with young men after tragedies, researcher Dr. George Barna warns that America’s spiritual revival among Gen Z may be superficial.
His studies reveal a dire lack of biblical worldview, essential for true discipleship and national renewal rooted in Christian values.
Faith Facts
- Only 4% of Americans hold a biblical worldview, down from 6% in 2020 and 12% in 1994.
- Gen Z shows just 1% adherence, despite anecdotal church surges.
- Even among evangelicals, only 11% qualify, dropping from 21% in 2020.
People begin forming their worldview very early in life (at about 18 months), establish it before their teen years, then refine it throughout their 20s.
Revival and national spiritual renewal are possible, but neither will happen without commitment to worldview development.
Churches must urgently embrace biblical worldview training to foster genuine faith, protect family values, and preserve America’s God-given freedoms.
Faith Facts
- Collaboration with Faith, Art and Myth Association introduces Lewis’s legacy to combat modern confusion with core Christian doctrines.
- Mere Christianity unites believers across denominations through simple, honest exposition of eternal Gospel truths.
- The Screwtape Letters mirrors human frailty via satire, equipping saints for victory in unseen battles as in Ephesians 6.
Grupo Nelson launches updated editions of C.S. Lewis masterpieces Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters for Latin American audiences in February 2026.
These refreshed translations remove archaic language barriers, allowing new generations to embrace Lewis’s brilliant defense of Biblical essentials and spiritual warfare.
“In times of confusion, returning to Mere Christianity is like recovering our compass.”
“This masterpiece reminds us that eternal truths—when explained with Lewis’s honesty and brilliance—have the power to awaken consciences and transform lives today just as they did in the past.”
said Juan Tomás Widow, president of the Faith, Art and Myth Association.
“Beneath the brilliance of its satire, The Screwtape Letters offers one of Lewis’s deepest examinations of human psychology. It works like a mirror: it makes us laugh, but it also helps us recognize our own weaknesses and take the spiritual struggle seriously,” Widow added.
Lewis, Oxford and Cambridge professor, authored over 30 books blending theology and literature to glorify God and challenge souls.
Embrace these classics to fortify faith, protect families, and champion freedoms rooted in Christ’s unchanging truth.
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