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Monday, May 24, 2021

Paul Tautges: Four Words That Help Us To Define Counseling

The New Testament uses four different words to emphasize the more concentrated aspect of disciple-making that we call counseling.
For the Church: The Fear of Death and God’s Grip

The Coronavirus itself may have turned out to be more frightful in the projection than the reality of it...

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Prager: Israel-Palestine Dispute Not over Land — ‘The Issue Is Religion’

During an appearance on Fox News, conservative commentator and radio host Dennis Prager argued many were completely missing the point on the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Temple Mount Reopens To Jews After Weeks of Clashes and Unrest

The Temple Mount reopened for Jewish visitors on Sunday morning after it had been closed for such visits for the last 19 days due to Ramadan and the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
Report: Facebook Blocking ‘Back the Blue’ Fundraisers

Facebook reportedly blocked promotion for a fundraising event aimed at supporting law enforcement, part of a Florida distillery’s wider efforts to support first responders, according to local news.
Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Handicaps Government Gun Confiscation
Cruz: Democrat Politicians, ‘Woke Media’ Trying To Turn Military Into ‘Pansies’
Lifesite: Pennsylvania Voters Strip Governor’s Powers After He Closed Churches, Left Abortion Clinics Open
Overwhelming Support For Playing the National Anthem at Sporting Events

According to a recent poll, Americans overwhelmingly support the national anthem being played before sporting events, and that support has increased in the last few years.
Risk of COVID Is Very Low — It’s Time To Stop Living In Fear, Says Doctor

COVID cases are collapsing in front of our eyes.
Will Christian Colleges Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine This Year?

Although 2021 graduates only recently departed campus, universities across America have begun debating whether to require the COVID-19 vaccine when students return this fall.
Frontpage Mag: Biden’s Handlers Get the Ceasefire They Wanted

...The bottom line: Hamas is feeling the heat and wants a ceasefire in order to regroup and emerge in a stronger position.
CBN News: Baylor Supports LGBTQ, Robert Jeffress Says It's the Last Straw

The regents of Baylor University have approved a measure providing LGBTQ students more support, including a possible new student group on campus.
20Schemes: What Does It Mean To 'Fear the Lord'?

...To get and live out wisdom begins with a fear of the Lord.
Credo Mag: Overcome Evil With Good

So long as God rules and eternity awaits, evil will never triumph.
Rooted Thinking: How To Pray For the Gospel’s Advance

Prayerfully proclaiming God’s Word in the power of the Holy Spirit is the heart of disciple-making ministry.
G3: The Explosion of the Protestant Reformation

...In many ways, we can be grateful for the figures of church history to spark the Reformation.

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Poll: Quarter of U.S. Likely Voters Consider Pandemic ‘Already Over’
Newsmax: Biden: 'No Shift' In Commitment To Israel

President Joe Biden defended his position on Friday that there remains "no shift" in his commitment to Israel's security as well as a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Mediating in Gaza Conflict, Egypt Seeks Broader Influence

Egypt on Thursday reasserted itself as an indispensable mediator in the Middle East after it successfully brokered a cease-fire deal in the short but costly Israel-Hamas war...
CBN News: No More Church Bans--- California Gov. Newsom Ordered To Pay $1.35M In Legal Fees For Shutting Down Churches
National Review: Calm Down, Everyone--- The ‘UFOs’ Aren’t Aliens

The videos disclosed so far all have obvious potential terrestrial explanations.
Mask Psychosis: NYT Confirms the Liberal Mask Cult Is Here To Stay

For a great many on the left, if not an outright majority, mask mania has become a deeply personal commitment.
Frontpage Mag: An Anti-Semitic Hate Wave Grows In Los Angeles

...As the Jewish State fought to protect itself against Hamas and PLO terrorists, dueling pro-Israel and pro-terrorist protests and car rallies were held in Los Angeles.
Uneasy Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Begins as Battered Palestinians Claim Victory

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the early hours of Friday morning after the worst violence in years, with U.S. President Joe Biden joining the United Nations in urging renewed dialogue...
Washington Examiner: The Coming Invasion By the Federal Government

...Democrats are now set on changing the balance of power between Pennsylvania Avenue and Main Street through legislation and regulation.
Townhall: Great Is Artemis of the Ephesians!

...Two thousand years later, as true religion recedes in America and secularism rises, the Ephesians are back now as the wokes.
Frontpage Mag: Race-Crazed Disney Backs Down

A humiliated Walt Disney Corporation scrubbed its bizarre critical race theory-based employee indoctrination materials from the Internet after a think tank scholar exposed them.
Chicago’s Mayor To Discriminate Against Reporters On the Basis of Race

Lori Lightfoot, the mayor of Chicago, has said she will base her decisions about which reporters can interview her on skin color. Only reporters with black or brown skin will have the privilege of one-on-one interviews...
Desiring God: The Missing Conversation In Our Accountability

...When we are consumed with our own thoughts, we fail to draw out the concerns or insights of others.
Tabletalk Mag: We Never Suffer Alone

...There are many ways we share one another’s trials and sufferings. Here are three practical ways...
Prophecy News Watch: Exvangelicals and the Growing Number Of Nones

... The Christian version of those who grew up in the Church but have become "nones" often go by another label: "exvangelicals."
Michael Kelley: One Thing To Remember As You’re Praying For Change

God’s will, in fact – is for you and I to be conformed to the image of Jesus:
Desiring God: You Have Need of Endurance

...But how is endurance gained? You may know the answer: pain.

Friday, May 21, 2021

Survey: 43% of Millennials ‘Don’t Know, Care, Or Believe God Exists’

Younger Americans are reshaping the country with a philosophy of life that rejects faith in God and organized worship at the same time defining success and morality in terms of personal happiness and economic social justice...
Judge Rules Against Christian College Over Biden Transgender Order

A federal judge has ruled that transgender students must be allowed to share dorm rooms and shower spaces with those of the opposite biological sex at a Christian college...
Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Goes Into Force, Sparking Celebrations

Israel and the Hamas group that rules Gaza implemented a cease-fire early Friday to end an 11-day conflict, sparking wide celebrations in Palestinian cities.
Blood Moon Super Moon Lunar Eclipse Coming This Month

A special night sky event is coming soon when we have a total lunar eclipse...This one will start around 4:47 a.m. May 26.
Second Chance Church’s Pastor Perry Noble Remarried This Past Weekend

...In 2016, Perry Noble was removed as the Senior Pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina, the church he founded in 2000, for alcohol abuse, posture toward his marriage, and other unbiblical behaviors.
Big Issues Pushed To Fore as Power Shifts At Supreme Court

Abortion. Guns. Religion. A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social issues that have been a goal of the right for decades.
Powerline: The Upheaval In France--- Is It Coming Here?

...The letter argues that France is becoming a failed state. It too warns of civil war, prompted by “not from military rebellion but from a civil insurrection.”
Biden Accused of Bashing Law Enforcement During Police Week

President Biden is taking heat for using a Police Week statement to highlight a “deep sense of distrust” between law enforcement and minority communities.
Daily Torch: US Economy--- Boom or Bust?

...A reasonable person would ask whether the current stimulus spending is doing more harm than good for our nation’s economic health...
Crossway: We Must Worship God On His Terms

...YHWH is the God who reveals himself to his people and, in revealing himself, redeems them. In redeeming them, he enables them to relate to him—something that was not previously possible.
Girl Banned From Wearing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ Mask Still Witnessing

...Her mother is proud of her for standing up for what she believes.
Prophecy News Watch: The Sad Backlash By Those Leaving the Church

...In fact, more than half the respondents to this poll didn't merely give up their church membership. They gave up their religion, and now identify as "none," as in "no religious preference."
Culture Watch: Do It Again--- The Welsh Revival

What happened during this great revival should stir us all.
Mike Ratliff: God’s Will Is Not Constant Comfort and Worldly Success

...Suffering is a natural and necessary part of the Christian life. It is the Christian’s road home.
Proclaim & Defend: What Is the Preservation of Scripture?

God has preserved His written Word...But He has done so providentially, not miraculously.
BCLife: 12 Good Reasons To Grow In Humility

Charles H. Spurgeon once stated, “Humility is to make a right estimation of one’s self.”