One of my sons — a smart, clear-thinking 19-year-old — asked me recently:

"So… what do you think about the Jews?"

I knew exactly where it came from. Every young man with a phone is bombarded by the same online sewage — conspiracy grifters, antisemitic tropes, and influencers who monetize confusion. He's wise enough to question what he hears, and I'm grateful we still have the kind of relationship where he wants my perspective.

I told him that as Christians, we start with Scripture. God's covenant with Israel in Genesis and Paul's teaching in Romans 9–11 give us the framework for understanding Jews, Israel, and history. But I also stressed something many get wrong: Biblical Israel is not the same as the modern government of Israel. Collapsing those categories — on the Left or the Right — only fuels conflict. God's promises aren't ours to validate or invalidate.

Our relationship with Christ and the inerrant Word of God comes first. And we cannot allow online personalities to hijack that with sensationalism.

We talked about propaganda, victimhood narratives, anger, scapegoating, and the illusion of control over global forces we barely understand. We discussed real adversaries — China, narco-terrorism on our southern border, the slaughter of Christians in Africa, and the attacks on American servicemembers by Islamist extremists. Anyone obsessing exclusively over Israel while ignoring these broader threats is not being intellectually serious.

Then I asked him the question every young listener should ask: Are your favorite hosts offering solutions — or just drama? Who profits from your anger? Why are you letting strangers shape your worldview?

And most importantly: Are you questioning the........

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