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Thursday, August 5, 2021

Proclaim & Defend: The Risk of Marriage

...Marrying someone is taking a huge risk. You place your future in the hands of another—your happiness, children, finances and so much more...However, it is the risk that also makes marriage so wonderful.
Popular Pastor Max Lucado Has Taken a Sharp Turn To the Left

...Lucado’s drift began several years ago as he began shifting his views on homosexuality.
Israeli Archaeologists Find Evidence of Biblical Earthquake In Old Jerusalem

The books of Amos and Zechariah mention a great earthquake that shook Israel “in the days of Uzziah king of Judah.” Some 2,800 years later, Israeli researchers believe they have finally identified the remnants of the earthquake’s destruction in Jerusalem – Judah’s ancient capital.
For the Church: God Above All Governments

...We should, in fact, refuse to put trust in governments and policies, but only in God.
Ligonier: Do You Love the Church?

... If we are concerned for our nation and culture, our priority must be the renewal of the church.
Tabletalk Mag: Why Church Membership?

...Church membership provides a profound means of telling the world that we are followers of Christ.
Dan Olinger: On Prayer As Relationship

...Prayer is not a democratic process in which we all get together and try to talk an inattentive or uninterested or skeptical God into being convinced that this particular thing is really important to us...

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Sydney McLaughlin Wins Gold In 400M Hurdles, Praises Jesus

....She is a strong believer in Jesus Christ who says it gives her peace to know God is with her - no matter the outcome.
Study Indicates Possible Long-Term Brain Issues For COVID-19 Patients
Evangelicals Now Back the Vaccine--- Acceptance Jumps To 56 Percent

Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine has increased 11 points among white evangelicals since March, according to a new survey of Americans that shows support has increased across the board...
Ministry Watch: Federal Legislation Likely Will Impact Future Giving

Legislation and changes in federal taxes that could impact the charitable sector may pass this year despite slim majorities in a divided Congress.
Supreme Court Reveals a 3-3-3 Divide As Abortion Case Hangs In the Balance

The Supreme Court is made up of a majority of conservative justices, but this latest term has taught Americans that not all conservatives are created equally.
Cripplegate: How Simone Biles Helps Us Understand Eric Liddell

...It was clear that for Liddell, running for gold came second to running for Christ. And it was this eternal mindset that caused so much uproar in the minds of those living for this life.
Capstone: Fighting the Leftist Takeover of America’s Churches

If our churches fall...then not only do our liberties die but Christianity enters a new Dark Age. While this may be God’s plan, we have a responsibility to stand against this evil.
Pat Buchanan: America's 'Great Leap Forward' Into Socialism

...If Biden succeeds...this would not only be a quantum leap toward European-style socialism. It would cross a divide for America, from which history teaches us there is no return.
Poll: Most Voters Want More Police Amid Rising Crime

A sizable majority of voters say they want more police on the street to deal with concerns over an increase in violent crime, according to a new survey by the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll.
American Thinker: Do the COVID Vaccines Work Or Not?

...Do the vaccines work or not? Depending on the day and pronouncement, it is hard to know.
Ligonier: What Difference Does an Inerrant Bible Make?

Does it matter whether the Bible is errant or inerrant, fallible or infallible, inspired or uninspired? What’s all the fuss about the doctrine of inerrancy? What difference does an inerrant Bible make?
Why Churches Go Woke--- They Deny the Sufficiency of Scripture

...The debate is not over the facts, but the values of the people interacting with those facts.
Desiring God: The Bright Side of Futility

...Rather than run from God out of a sense of futility, we might see in that sense of futility an invitation.
The Stream: Academics Shine a Critical Light On Progressive Christians

...Elites and those on the left count Christians as intolerant for basing their boundaries on theology. But they don’t mind when progressive Christians exclude others based on politics.
WFOI: The Blessing of a Godly Spouse (and the Curse of an Ungodly One!)

...A godly spouse can help restrain us from sin and point us to Jesus. An ungodly spouse can reinforce our sin and lead us further into disaster.
GCD: Learning To Enjoy Rest

...We need rest because we were created to need it. God rested after creating the world not because he required it, but to set a pattern for the people he created—because he created them to need it.
Proclaim & Defend: Positive Holiness

...But positive holiness requires that we take an action because it is right, not merely to avoid wrong.

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Get Religion: Updating Our Information On Baptists In the South
Biden Surrender To Coronavirus Sees Public’s View Turn Sharply Against Him

Coinciding with President Joe Biden’s surrender to the CDC's new masking guidance, public optimism about the coronavirus pandemic has tanked.
Powerline: When Will Life Return To Pre-Pandemic Normal?

The answer at this point is, when public officials permit it to.
Fauci Says Wearing a Mask Is Not a Personal ‘Choice’

Dr. Anthony Fauci is pushing back against the idea that face masks are a “personal choice” in the face of the increasingly severe delta variant of the coronavirus.
Why Are Leaders So Desperate For 100% Vaccination Rates?

...How is it possible that almost all governments are in agreement on medical totalitarianism?
How Canadian Dioceses Are Responding To the Wave of Church Arsons

...Many churches are taking action to increase security for their buildings while some are working to foster reconciliation.
Growing Opposition To COVID Mandates Across Europe, Protests Abound

...“I see no end...they are never going to let go of the powers that they have stolen, they love it too much”
PNW: Will Most Of the U.S. Be Locked Down For the Rest of 2021?

...Such a notion would have been unimaginable just a few weeks ago, but now the Biden administration is openly admitting that it is a possibility...
Giving to Religious Groups Dives Over Two Decades, Study Shows

...The share of Americans donating to any charity fell from two-thirds in 2000 to less than one-half in 2018, the last year for which data is available, according to the new study...
Int. Takeout: The Numbers Don’t Support Scapegoating the Unvaccinated

...Israel, one of the most world's vaccinated countries, is a good indicator of how the vaccine is working.
The Internet Celebrates the Collapse of the Left’s Woke Olympic Icons

After a number of woke Olympics warriors went down to ignominious defeat this week, many Americans jumped to social media to celebrate their demise, Team USA or no.
G3: Beware of Twisted Teachers

...Even within the most conservative circles of evangelicalism in recent days, we have witnessed men take a left turn when they should have continued down the straight path.
Spike In Negative Emotions Provides Opportunities For Churches

...People were and are looking for happiness and ways to properly deal with the negative emotions they are experiencing. In 2020, more people searched for “happiness” on Google than ever...
The Stream: The Life-Renewing Power In Biblical Repentance

Let’s look at what biblical repentance is and the life-renewing opportunity it presents.
Servants of Grace: An Inexpressible Gift

...As Paul said, we should thank God for the gospel because the gospel is a gift.
Capstone: David Platt Shows How Far Evangelicals Have Drifted Left
World Mag: Sermons To Go....

Plagiarism controversies and a growing sermon-prep industry bring light to a question pastors face when preparing material for the pulpit: How much borrowing is too much?
Desiring God: What Will We Do With Our Times?

...The only challenges we can face and overcome are the ones that meet us here and now.
Think Theology: There Ain’t Nothing Like a Friend

...Friendship is not only nice to have but is essential to our health, making an impact on life expectancy.
Tabletalk Mag: The Lie of Perfectionism

...Perfectionism isn’t a thing; it’s a heart response to our circumstances.

Monday, August 2, 2021

Acton Institute: The Crumbling Facade of Cuban Communism

The Cuban government is built on longstanding lies and the systemic oppression of its own people. For Americans to also be duped by the regime’s propaganda is a tragedy of ignorance.
World Mag: The Fragility of Freedom
Frontpage Mag: Wokeness vs. Air Conditioning

In the United States of Woke, a futuristic dystopia where "progressives" run amok, the widespread use of air conditioning likely would be banned, even in summer's oppressive heat and humidity. Why?
Vaccine Hesitancy Declines Among Faith Groups, Survey Says

Rates of vaccine refusal remained constant or even increased in some groups, however.
Fauci Warns On Covid-19 That ‘Things Are Going To Get Worse’

Infectious-disease expert cites more contagious Delta variant and surge of new cases.
Powerline: Assessing Biden’s Faculties

..."His frailty and mannerisms hardly inspire confidence, and the obvious attempts to hide him from extended questioning fuels more doubts about his fitness.”