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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Does God Care What I Wear? Getting To the Heart of Modesty

...A woman’s faith ought to influence her wardrobe choices as much as it influences the rest of her behavior.
For the Church: Rich and Miserable — How Can It Be?

Possessing power and luxury only becomes problematic when possessing power and luxury begins to possess us.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Daily Wire: Top Historian Warns 'Woke' Culture Is a 'Fake Religion'

...Ferguson warned that Western society does not yet “fully realize, although it’s becoming more and more clear,” that “wokeism, is in fact, a religion.”
Joe Biden Declares War On ‘Misinformation’ To Prevent Domestic Terrorism

The White House on Tuesday announced an effort to fight “misinformation,” arguing it was responsible for radicalizing domestic terrorists in the United States.
Swallowed By a Whale: A Modern Day Headline With Biblical Overtones

...A lobster diver says a whale tried to swallow him, but he was able to get out alive.
Christian Headlines: Majority of Pastors Say Denominations Are 'Vital' But Worry About Their Future, New Poll Shows
World Mag: A Lukewarm Defense of Religious Liberty

Justice Department avoids commitment on defense of Christian schools.
Victor Davis Hanson: Anatomy of the Woke Madness

How did such collective madness infect a once pragmatic and commonsensical America?
TIFWE: How God Sees the Measure of a Man

Regardless of the work that God has called each of us to do, we must all put our hands on the plow, and not look back at our mistakes and shortcomings.
Michael Kelley: How John 3:16 Answers the Three Big Questions of Life

...Who are we?...Where are we from?...Where are we going?....There is a single Bible verse in which we find the answer to all three questions.
Huge Numbers of Small Businesses Were Destroyed By COVID Lockdowns

COVID shutdowns championed by U.S. governors and D.C. bureaucrats are responsible for destroying nearly 40% of small businesses—and we know now that it was for little to no good reason.
Insane Lumber Prices Show How Governments Break Economies

Lockdowns, tariffs, and other market interventions made wood an expensive commodity.
Int. Takeout: Joe Manchin--- Racist Or Profile In Courage

...Manchin is putting his remarkable but temporary power behind his principles, and Senate practice and tradition, and voting both his own and his constituents' convictions.
Gene Veith: What If Science Caused the Pandemic?

Recently, 18 prominent researchers published a letter in the journal Science calling for a full investigation of the Wuhan lab connections. Now the possibility is being taken seriously.
Crossway: Why Pastors Have a Unique Responsibility To Counsel

...A pastor’s calling to counsel is significantly different from any of the other counseling professions.
Desiring God: The Only Certain Hope On Earth

...Much of the hope that is found in the world lacks promise and certainty, which is like building a house on sand. Christian hope is very different from worldly hope.
Tabletalk Mag: Loving Those With Disabilities

...Don’t be satisfied merely to welcome people with disabilities if they manage to find their way to your church door. Go out and pursue them; welcome them; help them come.

Monday, June 14, 2021

TIFWE: Five Things That I Wish Someone Had Told Me After Graduation

After a lifetime of work, here are five biblical truths that I wish someone had told me when I graduated.
'Flag Day' --History of the American Flag

On this Flag Day, the 244th anniversary of the Continental Congress's adoption of the Stars and Stripes, take a moment to reflect on both the well-cherished and little-known history of Old Glory.
Naftali Bennett Is Israel's New Prime Minister, Netanyahu's 12-Yr Reign Ends

For the first time in twelve years, Benjamin Netanyahu is no longer prime minister of Israel. Netanyahu's term as prime minister ended Sunday after Israel's parliament approved a new government...
Netanyahu Vows To Return To Power With New Govt Poised to Take Over

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed he will return after a coalition of wildly disparate political parties from right, left, and center came together to oust him from power.
Capstone: Georgia Baptist Chief Says Russell Moore Lied

A key claim in a Russell Moore letter that the Georgia Baptists had a task force to investigate the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission was denied by the head of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
Media Now Admits Trump Was Right About Pretty Much Everything In 2020

....Trump listed 10 stories from 2020 alone that the former commander-in-chief has been vindicated on, calling into question just what the heck media was focusing on all of last year.
TIFWE: Honoring the Calling and Sacrifice of Military Service

...There are a variety of viewpoints in the body of Christ as to whether or not it is appropriate for a Christian to serve in the military because they may be forced to participate in violent acts against an enemy.
Christian Alternative To Boy Scouts Sees Growth Amid Pandemic

...Trail Life USA, launched in 2014 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is reporting dozens of new chapters and more than 30,000 members.
Why the Trans Issue Is Bigger Than Bathrooms, Sports, and Fragile Feelings

...If we can’t agree on something as basic and obvious as the existence of the sex binary, how will we ever be able to address bigger and more complex issues together?
Paul Tautges: The Subtle Sin of Prayerlessness

...Prayerlessness is the most subtle disclosure of our independence from God and is our depraved heart’s own declaration of sovereignty. Beware of the subtle sin of prayerlessness!
Stand To Reason: Christianity Is the Best Explanation For Reality

..C.S. .Lewis wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Lewis believed Christianity provides a framework for understanding many commonsense ideas that people in our society affirm.
Reason: The Pandemic Is a Case For Policy Humility

Politicians and policymakers know less than they think they do, in part because they have less power over our lives than they assume.
Michael Kelley: The Subtle Sins Erode Your Soul

...Some tragedy, some disruption that changes our lives comes about, and suddenly that subtle erosion of the souls becomes very visible very quickly. All because we have not taken measures against it earlier.
Proclaim & Defend: Biblical Submission Does Not Justify Abuse (Or Permit It)

...Your wife's submission is not your responsibility. Loving her like Christ loved the Church is your responsibility, and abusing her in action or word is a gross violation of the direct command of God.
Bill Randles: Obadiah’s Warning To Edom and To All Nations

...The book of Obadiah is at first a specific warning to Edom, but in verse 15 it extends to the Nations as a whole of the impending judgment upon them for their treatment of Jacob, (ie Israel).

Sunday, June 13, 2021

The Ark of the Covenant--- Top Men Are Still Searching For It

...What happened to it? Some say the Babylonians either destroyed it, or carted it back as booty. Others .think the Ark was hidden under the Temple Mount.
Israel To Swear In Government, Ending Netanyahu's Long Rule

Israel is set to swear in a new government on Sunday that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office and a political crisis that sparked...
Newsmax: Southern Baptists Battling For Denomination's Future Direction

"We see some worldly ideologies, philosophies, and theories that are beginning to make their way into Southern Baptist life," Stone said in Macon, Georgia, this March. "Our Lord isn't woke."
VA School District To Appeal Reinstatment of Gym Coach, Teacher

The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) plans to appeal a judge’s reinstatement of a high school gym coach who refused to address trans students by their preferred pronouns.
NY Church Celebrates Sodomy By Hosting Drag Queen Event For Children
Powerline: Media Tale About Clearing of Lafayette Park Collapses

For the past twelve months, the mainstream media has been peddling the view that President Trump had the U.S. Park Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Lafayette Park so that he could have a photo-op in front of a church on the other side of the park. I never accepted this version of events because I...
Noah’s Ark Replica Faces Costly Dilemma of Biblical Proportions

A Dutch replica of the biblical animal-rescuing ark has been held in the UK for 19 months because it is deemed unseaworthy — sparking a diplomatic spat and $700-a-day fines...
PJ Media: Critical Race Theory Has Sparked a Civil War In American Education

Parents Are Revolting, Teachers Are Resigning, and Critical Race Theory Is to Blame.
American Vision: Progressivism Is a Rival Religion

Here are seven reasons I believe that “progressive” is indeed a “fraudulent” term and should be frankly and explicitly abandoned.
Having Decimated the Cause of Christ, Rick Warren To Retire

828 Ministries--No one has done more damage to the cause of the gospel in my time than Rick Warren.
Lifeway: Serving God In the Midst of Decline

What, then, creates a healthy ministry mindset during a downturn? What can you do to remain faithful, even when ministry numbers are down?
Cripplegate: The Faith To Die In the Faith

...Whether it is moral failures or theological drifts, it is all too common for men of God to die while bringing shame upon the Gospel.
The Stream: Time For Christians To Jump Off the Social Justice Bandwagon

Why are so many Believers trading God's justice for mob justice?
For the Church: The Existence of Love Means God Is Real

...It’s in religion generally that we learn that love comes from somewhere.
Mike Stone: High Turnout Is Grassroots Sou. Baptists Fighting the Woke Elite

Mike Stone estimated conservatives will turnout in unprecedented numbers to defeat the Woke infiltration of the Southern Baptist Convention.
American Thinker: Is Climate Change 'Science'?

...We are watching the rapid collapse of COVID-19 experts... Will the hoax of climate change be far behind?
Proclaim & Defend: Separation Compared--- The Ancient and Modern Church

To what extent should a church separate from certain practices?
Bill Randles: Identifying End Time Edom--- Jacob/Esau and Gaza

We have been looking at the prophecies about Jacob and Esau, as the starting point for understanding the current struggle in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies.