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Billy Hallowell

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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

February 5, 2024
A man walks with Israeli flag at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp after the March of the Living annual observance that was not held for two years due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in Oswiecim, Poland, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Only eight survivors and some 2,500 young Jews and non-Jews are taking part in the annual march that is scaled down this year because of the war in neighboring Ukraine that is fighting Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Higher Ground: Holocaust survivor shares how he outlasted the Nazis

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.

January 29, 2024
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Voter fraud was one thing Trump didn't complain about after his primary win in New Hampshire. While Trump generally refrains from claiming voter fraud in elections he wins, he spends plenty of time laying the groundwork to cry fraud should he lose an upcoming vote. He's already been doing that with an eye toward November's general election. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Can Christians really vote for Trump?

Can Bible-believing Christians of good conscience vote for Donald Trump in November? That's a question at the heart of plenty of debate and consternation as it becomes increasingly clear the former president -- a boisterous, thrice-married businessman-turned-politician who is the first former president to face criminal charges -- is likely to be the 2024 Republican nominee.

January 24, 2024
Nigerian children attend a special church service, while their parents attend another in a building nearby, at the Celestial Church of Christ in the Makoko area of Lagos, Nigeria Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. People were still voting across Nigeria Sunday morning, the day after Africa's most populous nation was supposed to have completed elections, as logistical and security challenges caused widespread delays. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Higher Ground: The countries persecuting the most Christians

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.

January 22, 2024
Finnish member of parliament Päivi Räsänen and attorney Matti Sankamo during an Aug. 31 appeals court hearing on hate speech charges. An appeals court in Helsinki dismissed all charges against Mrs. Räsänen and evangelical Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola on Nov. 14, but prosecutors may still appeal. (Photo courtesy of ADF International)

Bible itself on trial in Christian politician’s legal fight

Imagine facing potential jail time or massive fines for sharing a Bible verse on social media. Likewise, take a moment to envision being criminally castigated for merely commenting on theology -- or for codifying in a pamphlet your thoughts about biblical marriage.

January 17, 2024
A view of the 17th century, 95ft-tall bronze canopy by Giovan Lorenzo Bernini surmounting the papal Altar of the Confession in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Vatican officials unveiled plans Thursday, Jan.11, for a year-long, 700,000 euro restoration of the monumental baldacchino, or canopy, of St. Peter's Basilica, pledging to complete the first comprehensive work on Bernini's masterpiece in 250 years before Pope Francis' big 2025 Jubilee. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Higher Ground: Catholics, bishops worldwide respond to Pope

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.

January 15, 2024