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Monday, September 20, 2021

Proclaim & Defend: Marriage To Please the Lord

The Christian marriage — the truly Christian marriage — is one in which both husband and wife, cognizant of the danger inherent in their relationship, give first place to the Lord.
Average Churchman: How To Get More Out of Your Pastor’s Sermons

If you fail to correct your life based on sermons you hear, you will eventually become a passive listener.
TGC: Hell and the Lake of Fire?

I want to first talk about the lake of fire and metaphor. What is the Bible saying? Is it literal?

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Newsmax: Fearful US Residents In Afghanistan Hiding Out From Taliban

When the phone rang a few weeks ago, the U.S. green card holder who answered was hopeful it was the U.S. State Department finally responding to his pleas...Instead, it was the Taliban.
Daily Signal: Deep In Hiding From Taliban, Afghan Christians Cling To Faith

The Taliban are executing Christians faster than organizations can find them. “We started out with 300 three weeks ago, and we’re down to 55.”
WND: It's Not About COVID, It's About Control

...For the vast majority, mandates haven’t made people more eager to get the vaccine. It’s done the exact opposite: It has become the hill they’re willing to die on.
Group Documents Over 100 Incidents of China’s Crackdown On Christians

A U.S.-based persecution watchdog says it has documented more than 100 incidents of Christian persecution in China between July 2020 and June 2021 as the country's communist regime seeks to forcefully convert independent religious groups into mechanisms of the Chinese Communist Party.
Townhall: Political Hypocrisy, the War On Churches, and COVID

At no time in memory have we seen more glaring examples of double standards, blatant hypocrisy, and attacks on religious freedoms than we have during the last two years with the COVID outbreak.
Republican Senators Slam Biden Court Pick for ‘Hostility’ To Religious Liberty

Several Republican senators sharply criticized federal court nominee Beth Robinson this week for her alleged hostility toward religious liberty.
American Thinker: Joe Biden Goes To the Beach

Joe Biden has a creepy way of making himself scarce whenever there's a crisis. He gets lots of crises.
Daily Signal: Left Doesn’t Just Want To Censor You on Social Media. It Also Wants To Close Your Bank Accounts
Issues & Insights: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Violates Fundamental Freedoms

So, per the president, all the health care workers who literally put their lives on the line treating COVID-19 patients over the past 18 months, have no choice but to get vaccinated.
Harbingers: Google Blocks Pro-Life Ads To Protect Abortion Industry

On Sept. 14, pro-life organization Live Action announced that Google had removed all of its advertisements promoting the abortion pill reversal process...
Officials Don’t Know Where 15 Million Mail Ballots In 2020 Election Went

Real data -- from a federal agency.
Lifeway: Seven Ways To Draw the Unchurched To Your Church

47% of unchurched Americans say they would discuss it freely if someone wanted to talk about their religious beliefs, according to Lifeway Research.
For the Church: God Has Destined Us For Sonship Not Employment

Yes, our God and Father has destined us for sonship and nothing can change that.
Church Leaders: How Does a Congregation Worship?

Biblical worship is God-centered. Scripture describes it as “in Him, through Him, by Him, to Him, and about Him,” that is, the focus of worship is Christ, not our tastes, style, opinions, etc.
PNW: Covid Vaccine Passports Required To Attend Live Church Services?
Tim Challies: The Song I Sing In the Darkness

David’s great psalm employs the simplest of images—that of a shepherd and his sheep—and assures of the greatest of truths—that God is forever present with his people.
Tabletalk Mag: Is Anything Impossible With God?

With God, nothing is impossible; nothing is truly “inconceivable.”
Fight of Faith: Why We Are Called Christians

It is supposed that the name was given them in mockery or contempt by the heathen people of Antioch. But the name stuck, and is now used universally to describe those who follow Christ.

Saturday, September 18, 2021

FDA Panel Rejects COVID Vaccine Booster Shots for Most Americans

An advisory board for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to offer Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans. The panel voted 16-2 against...
'No Good Ethical Argument' For Biden Vaccine Mandate, Says Group VP

A vice president with the Christian Medical & Dental Associations said Wednesday he opposes the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, even though he supports the vaccine itself...
India’s Uttar Pradesh State Now COVID-Free---Recovery Rate Up 98.6%

India's Uttar Pradesh State has declared victory against COVID after it reported a recovery rate of 98.6% and no new cases of the viral infection in the last 24 hours.
Welsh Pastors Could Be Prosecuted Under 'Conversion Therapy' Ban

A Christian watchdog group is warning the Welsh government has admitted that pastors are at risk of prosecution over its proposed law to ban so-called "conversion therapy" in Wales.
Judge Refuses To Block Texas Heartbeat Ban as Most Abortions Come To Halt

A federal judge has rejected the Biden administration’s emergency request to block a Texas abortion law, marking the latest setback for abortion advocates seeking to overturn the pro-life measure.
Harbingers: Texas ‘Churches’ Claim Abortion Is ‘a Moral and Social Good’

...But a coalition of 25 “churches” in Texas is fighting to “eradicate stigma around reproductive freedom in Texas . . . one congregation at a time.”
Pentagon Confirms Kabul Missile Strike Killed 10 Civilians...Seven Children

In a shocking admission Friday, the Pentagon confirmed that a drone strike in Afghanistan, meant to target members of ISIS-K...killed 10 civilians in a “tragic mistake.”
Hillsong's Brian Houston, Facing Charges, Steps Down from Church's Boards
AFN: SBC Issues Vaccine Mandate For Its Missionaries

The SBC may be the first U.S. missionary agency known to have such a mandate as other faith groups approach the issue in a variety of ways including limiting where people can serve and making...
Lifeway: Three Principles To Apply the Bible To Social Media

Just as humanity’s relationship with technology goes back to creation, so do the principles that should guide our usage of it.
Christian Post: Jesus and the Art of Gospel Storytelling

...Study the way Jesus told stories. Then think about your own story. Write it out and practice sharing it so you will be ready. Then look for opportunities to share it.
Tabletalk Mag: God Is Not Small

God is inscrutable, and His wisdom and knowledge are deeper than the deepest ocean.
Culture Watch: Daniel and the Counter Culture

We can learn much from Daniel about being a stranger in a strange land.
TGC: The Scrolling Soul

Where Bunyan’s Christian walked through the streets and alleys of Vanity Fair, we scroll through them with the flick of our thumbs. And what is the effect on our souls?
The End of Financial Privacy---Biden Wants To Monitor Your Bank Account

The Biden administration's goal here is to increase tax revenue by making sure no income avoids detection. How will the administration do this? It plans to leverage financial institutions like banks.
GCD: Why You Shouldn’t Give Up On the Church

Covid, it seems, made everyone re-think just how important church is.
For the Church: The Love of God---More Than a Second-Hand Emotion

When Jesus says that God so loved us, what does he mean?

Friday, September 17, 2021

Frontpage Mag: Did Muhammad Exist?
Townhall: America’s Founding Documents---The Bible, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution
AFN: Truth and Facts About 'Horse Wormer' and Two-Legged Patients

The global pandemic that has affected billions worldwide has also affected truth and facts, and people armed with facts say they are disgusted with the dishonesty over “horse de-wormer” Ivermectin.
Speaker Pelosi: Capitalism Has Not Served Our Economy as Well as It Could

"In America, capitalism is our system, it is our economic system, but it has not served our economy as well as it should, So what we want to do is not depart from that, but to improve it."
Florida Landlord To Evict People Who Refuse Coronavirus Jab

A Florida landlord who owns eight apartment complexes totaling 1,200 units has given his tenants an ultimatum: get the Chinese coronavirus vaccine or get out.
Virginia Teacher: Teaching Students To Follow Directions Is White Supremacy
COVID Cases Spike In Singapore After Country Reaches 80% Vax Threshold

Authorities are beginning to once again implement lockdown measures, including banning social gatherings in the workplace and allowing residents only go to a maximum of one social gathering per day...
Coach Fired For Post-Game Prayer Takes Case To Supreme Court

A high school coach who was fired for praying at the 50-yard-line after football games is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved and protect not his religious liberty but also thousands of teachers...
American Thinker: Why Is COVID Natural Immunity Being Ignored?
Billboard Comparing Trump To Jesus Christ Is Removed After Backlash

The billboard went viral on social media, with multiple Christians saying it was a form of heresy.
PNW: Biometric Verification---The Future Of Buying And Selling

The dystopian future, where you can't buy or sell without constantly being monitored and connected to databases containing your fingerprints, face scans or eye scans continues to rapidly leak into the present.
Lifeway: Four Hidden Struggles Most Pastors Face

The pandemic has brought innovation and creativity out of virtually every pastor across the country. It’s also probably taken most of the energy out of them as well.

Monday, September 20, 2021

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Real data -- from a federal agency.

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021