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Monday, June 28, 2021

Kent Brandenburg: Worth Your Salt

...Churches today are becoming worthless at retarding the unrighteousness of the world, because they are not standing up for righteousness.
A Life Overseas: Does Change Ever Get Easier?

Here are some of the most basic truths to remember in the midst of change.
Former Pastor and Obama Adviser Kirbyjon Caldwell Enters Prison

Kirbyjon Caldwell, the former United Methodist megachurch pastor and presidential adviser who was found guilty of being involved in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, has begun his six-year prison sentence.
David Cloud: Darlene Zschech and Hillsong

Darlene Zschech (pronounced check) is a prominent voice in the Contemporary Worship movement.
PNW: Tweeting A Bible Verse Should Never Result In Jail Time

...this prosecution is a blow against the free expression of religious faith not only in Finland, but for those beyond that country's borders as well.
Victor Davis Hanson: Why Are They Woke?

...Wokeism was never really about racism, sexism, or other -isms. Instead, for some, it illustrated a psychological pathology of projection: fobbing one’s own concrete prejudices onto others in order to alleviate or mask them.
Bill Randles: There Is No Plan B For Church

God’s current program is Church, and there is no “Plan B."
Desiring God: For Those With Little Faith

...Orient your Christian life less around a set of practices and more around a glorious Person.

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Peaceful Protesters Gather Around Prison to Support Jailed Canadian Pastor

A large group of protesters gathered outside the Calgary Remand Centre in Alberta over the weekend in a show of solidarity for a pastor arrested for leading outdoor worship services.
European Union Reports 1.5 Million Vaccine Injuries, 15,472 Deaths

It is inconceivable that all of these gene therapy “vaccines” are not summarily terminated by every nation...
Canadian Pastor Slams Double Standard For Churches On COVID Restrictions

A Canadian pastor seen in viral videos documenting his encounters with law enforcement over COVID-19 restrictions says authorities abide by a double standard when it comes to enforcing restrictions and they've been targeting him as the result of a “personal vendetta.”
Poll: Majority of Americans Against Allowing Men to Compete Against Women

A majority of Americans are against women having to compete against biological men in athletics, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Friday found.
George Floyd’s Brother: ‘All Lives Matter’

"Not just black lives matter, but all lives matter," Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd who was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin last year, said following Chauvin's sentencing Friday.
Hammer Thrower Turns Away From US Flag During Anthem at Olympic Trials
Breitbart: U.S. House Member Requested Police Protection at Home While Championing Defunding Police
RealClearReligion: The Suffering and Perseverance of Elisabeth Elliot

...Elisabeth saw Christianity as something that involved a discipleship of complete obedience to Christ. It was such a discipleship that compelled her to meet with her husband’s killers and forgive them.
WSJ: Covid Fades But Is Unlikely To Vanish

The U.S. is entering a new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic as people settle back into normal life thanks to vaccines, but public-health authorities are preparing for Americans to live with the disease lurking...
Mike Ratliff: SBC Downgrade

The last SBC President, J.D. Greear, was so obviously a shill for the left...However, the SBC Convention has just elected a new President, Ed Litton...What I have seen is not encouraging.
Reformation21: On Masks, Vaccines, and Church Unity

...We must choose: are we united by Christ? Or are we united by our views on masks, and our views on vaccines?
Culture Watch: The Offensive Jesus

...it was exactly because he spoke truth unflinchingly that he offended so many people...
Frontpage Mag: How Nations Slip From Greatness To Obscurity

America has moved from a relatively free economy to socialism...
Lifeway: How Can Your Church Track Online Worship Participation?

For churches who stream their worship service, it is important to monitor participation in an accurate way.
Matthew Hall: Are We Addicted To Bad News?

...We all love good news. So why do we seem to have such an addiction to bad news?
Kent Brandenburg: John Evincing Jesus as the Christ

The gospel of John isn’t the life of Christ, but it isn’t exactly biographical either. It goes in chronological order, but it reads like an evangelist persuading someone to be saved.
Ligonier: Does Christology Matter?

...Jesus is the gospel. Like threads in a tapestry—pull on any of these views, and the entire gospel will unravel. If the Christ we trust and preach is not qualified to save us, we have a false Christ.

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Biden Goes To Church Amid Bishops Challenge On Abortion

President Joe Biden went to church Saturday in his hometown a day after U.S. Roman Catholic bishops issued a challenge to him over his support for abortion rights.
Imaginative Conservative: The Crisis of Fatherhood

The collapse of marriage in the developed world is happening faster than many believed possible. Civil marriages exceed religious ones, and both are in steep decline.
Breitbart: IRS Denies Christian Non-Profit Tax-Exempt Status: ‘Bible’s Teachings Affiliated with Republican Party’
Liberty Daily: 58% of Doctors In One Organization Are NOT Vaccinated
Lifeway: The Encouraging State of the Post-COVID Church

...It will take time and effort to rebuild spiritual routines and rekindle relationships.
Conservative Churches To Be Selective In Giving To SBC, Jeffress Forecasts

With the election of a Woke President who co-preaches sermons with his wife, the Southern Baptist Convention could face declining numbers and declining giving.
American Greatness: The Origins of Domestic Extremism

The ruling class is the real source of domestic extremism, and through force, fraud, and terror it continues to impose its will over Americans.
Biden’s Terror Strategy Defines Republicans as the New Terrorists

As the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, Joe Biden has made it clear that he doesn’t intend to fight Al Qaeda. Instead he’s going to fight other Americans.
Christian Charity Alarmed By Push To Criminalize Prayer For LGBT People

A Christian charity in the United Kingdom is raising the alarm regarding a proposal to add even “gentle, non-coercive prayer” for LGBT people to the country’s ban on conversion therapy.
Victor Davis Hanson: A Chinese Lab Virus? So Now What?

Mysterious Origins Of COVID-19 Raise Some Alarming Possibilities
PNW: Get Ready For A Summer Of Crisis After Crisis
Russell Moore and the Canaanization of the SBC

...Russell Moore’s recent actions highlight a major problem within the SBC, we have been Canaanized.
NC Governor Again Vetoes Gun-Rights Bill For More Churches

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed gun-rights legislation that would allow parishioners at more churches to be armed, marking the second year in a row that he's blocked the idea.
David Cloud: Psychology and End-Times Mysticism

Psychology has been permeated with mysticism since its inception in the 19th century.
For the Church: Churchill and Church Leadership

...Though Churchill’s relationship with Christ is unclear, the fact that God raised him up and used him to save “Christian civilization” isn’t. Churchill’s life and leadership provide key lessons—five in particular—for those who lead, especially those who lead the church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Int. Takeout: Dads, the Nation Needs You
Brain Tissue Loss Cited in COVID-19 Patients, Says Study

COVID-19 could cause long-term loss of brain tissue, according to a study that examined brain imaging before and after a coronavirus infection.
RedState: Democrats Go To War With the Catholic Church

... Lieu can support killing babies in the womb or he can be Catholic. He can’t do both, and that seems to be making him rather angry.
Media Avoids Report Suggesting FBI Involvement In Capitol Riot, as White House Turns Anti-Terrorism Efforts On American People
Questions About the FBI's Role In 1/6 Are Mocked By Liberal Corporate Media

The FBI has been manufacturing and directing terror plots and criminal rings for decades. But now, reverence for security state agencies reigns.
Townhall: Supreme Court Rules Unanimously In Favor of Religious Freedom

...The Court held that "Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with Catholic Social Services for the provision of foster care services unless CSS agrees to certify same-sex couples as foster parents violates the free exercise clause of the First Amendment."
UK Court Rules In Favor of Woman Fired for Saying Men Can’t Become Women

A U.K. high court judge has ruled in favor of a British woman who was fired from her job because she stated on social media that men could not become women.
CBS Warns of Church ‘Weaponizing’ Communion Against Biden
American Thinker: The Death of Rational Science

...In science, honesty is key. If you cheat in your experiment, you won’t get a useful result.
Master's Seminary: God’s Glorious Answer To the Evil of Our Present Day

...History’s greatest evil was committed against the Son of the Living God. The Jews crucified Him, knowing full well His divine identity and complete innocence. This was an unfathomable evil...