Les has worked with WORLD News Group since 1999 as a writer, editor, and producer and is now host of Doubletake. He also directs the journalism program at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va.
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One Christian woman’s life on eggshells, whose longing for love drove her into some destructive relationships
Before her wedding, one woman saw troubling signs but mistook them for the ordinary hardships of marriage. Doubletake host Les Sillars previews an episode about Christian women confronting abuse—and the judgments they made along the way.
Jews, Muslims, and Christians try to co-exist in the shadow of the Temple Mount—the most contested piece of real estate in the world
By late 2014 the Muellers knew their daughter was still alive, but things just kept going wrong
In 2013 the ISIS Beatles were holding Carl and Marsha Mueller’s daughter in Syria, and now the negotiations have begun
The disappearance of Carl and Marsha’s daughter in Syria in 2013 kicked off a long and painful negotiation with ISIS, themselves, and with God
A new three-part Doubletake series revisits the 2013 kidnapping and death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller at the hands of ISIS. Doubletake host Les Sillars talks with WORLD's Jenny Rough, who spent two years reporting the story and says it's as much about her parents' faith as it is about Kayla.