Karl Cassell

“Who Will Rule After the Scandal—Leaders or Algorithms? “Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression” (Isaiah 10:1). The prophet Isaiah was not describing a foreign invasion. He was describing internal decay. He warned of leaders who codified injustice, officials who protected wrongdoing, and systems that preserved power rather than truth. Biblically, collapse does not begin at the border. It begins in the chambers of influence — political,...

This Is Bigger Than Losing an Election Isaiah 10:1–2 (NIV) “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed” For many Americans, the concern around Donald Trump’s leadership isn’t limited to whether Republicans keep or lose control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. What’s driving the intensity of emotion — including terms like terror, fear, and existential threat — goes far deeper...

“The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.” — Proverbs 18:15 (NIV) This verse speaks directly to the responsibility highlighted in the image and the essay. Division is often sustained not by ignorance alone, but by a refusal to seek understanding. Scripture frames wisdom as active, not passive. Those who are discerning do not rely on inherited narratives, selective memory, or comfortable myths—they pursue truth, even when it unsettles them. The...