It’s out! My new book, ENDING PERSECUTION, is now available in hardback and e-reader formats! I hope and pray it inspires fresh perspectives and renewed efforts to fight religious persecution. Get your copy wherever books are sold.

Deeply concerning.

The sun really does shine bright on my old Kentucky home… @BluegrassScenes (Richmond, KY)

With the summit this Friday between Trump and Putin, now is a good time to pray for Ukraine.

I conclude with this: “Ignoring or overlooking this new threat of [criminal violence] will further destabilize the region. Religious groups, vital for social stability, are the glue holding their communities together in the face of violence and instability.”.

Check out my Sunday essay for @thedispatch on organized crime victimizing religious groups in Latin America. An overlooked but metastasizing problem, I highlight violence in Colombia and Mexico targeting church leaders that threatens entire communities.

Grateful to return to The Bulletin to discuss the recent violence against the Druze in Syria—and what it signals for Christians and other religious minorities in that fractured nation. Our conversation begins at the 17:55 mark. @MikeCosper @CTmagazine

Grateful for the opportunity to discuss AI's potential as a tool of religious persecution, but also what we can do to set up guardrails.

Grateful to join The Bulletin to discuss the use of AI for religious persecution. These technologies can be reshaped for good, but doing so will require focused effort over time. Thank you @CTmagazine for shining a light on this important concern.

For over 40 years, USIP has played a unique role in bridging the gap between government and civil society to promote peace. I highlight USIP's lesser known work with religious actors in peacemaking and exploring the vital role of religious freedom in fostering peaceful societies.

The East Potomac Golf Course, with views of the Washington Monument, is such a unique and beautiful place to play. @PlayDCGolf @links_national

RT @HelsinkiComm: During our briefing on religious freedom, Knox Thames outlined the centrality of religious freedom in American foreign po….

It was a beautiful day on Capitol Hill to confront a dark anniversary—11 years since ISIS’s attempted genocide against the Yezidi people. Grateful @Free_Yezidi, @SinjarAcademy, & @YazdaOrg for the opportunity to say a few words. We must never forget—and we must continue to help.

Thank you @Georgetown @GUberkleycenter for hosting a timely gathering on sustaining strategic U.S. engagement on religion in foreign affairs. Historic Annapolis provided a perfect setting for these vital conversations. Excited about this new focus on SRE.

Appreciated speaking before the @HelsinkiComm about strategies to defeat religious persecution. Thanks to CSCE Chief of Staff @kyleparkernet, a former colleague and human rights champion, for convening the briefing on Capitol Hill.

Looking forward to speaking tomorrow about my book @HelsinkiComm and strategies to end religious persecution. The briefing is open to the public and will be livestreamed.

Our webinar spotlighted religious freedom violations in Cuba and Nicaragua. Advocates with firsthand experience shared their perspectives, offering insight into the current realities and potential ways forward. Read the summary or watch the full recording.

Honored that ENDING PERSECUTION received the 2025 Catholic Media Association Book Award for Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations.

With Brazil in the news about US tariffs and their domestic politics, I recommend "Brazil: a biography" by @LiliaSchwarcz and Heloisa Starling. I learned a great deal about this huge, complicated country, similar and yet so different from the US. Thanks @dcsandbrook for flagging.

Grateful to @HelsinkiComm for hosting me to discuss ways to end persecution and advance religious freedom globally — a special return for me as a former Commission analyst.

With a pandemic of persecution impacting every faith community somewhere, I was struck by this devotional from the late Anglican priest Oswald Chambers. Entitled "All Noble Things Are Difficult," he challenges Christians to give our utmost. @caapnetwork.