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What Our Cries for Justice Say about God, about Us, and about the World

June 12, 2020

What Our Cries for Justice Say about God, about Us, and about the World JOHN STONESTREET WITH SHANE MORRIS Since the horrific killing of George Floyd, the moral outrage in our nation is palpable. Moral consensus, however, is not. While some cry out against violence by police, others cry out against violence against police. Systemic racism … More What Our Cries for Justice Say about God, about Us, and about the World

When I was a Child

June 11, 2020

We have two guest staying with us for a week, they are 11 months old and 2 years old. Watching them and the complete chaos on many of our city streets the past few days, reminded me of the Apostle Paul’s admonition to the church at Corinth… 1 Corinthians 13 (AMP and RVR 1960) CONTEXT: … More When I was a Child

Pro-Life News

June 11, 2020

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report Wednesday, June 9, 2020 Top Stories • Federal Court Upholds Trump’s Pro-Life Rule Defunding Planned Parenthood Abortion Business • District Attorney Won’t Charge Rioters Who Vandalized St. Patrick’s Cathedral • If Black Lives Matter, We Should Defund Planned Parenthood, Not the Police • Federal Court Upholds Missouri Law Confirming Human Life Begins at Conception More … More Pro-Life News

Like a Tweet, Lose a Lease

June 11, 2020

This is what America is becoming a place where trolls search the internet for your posts and then sensationalize all you post our like against their ideology. Never mind the 1st Amendment and the fact you said nothing illegal, immoral or unethical that no longer matters. You are not part of their supposed beliefs, so … More Like a Tweet, Lose a Lease

Biblical Principles for Political Engagement

June 11, 2020

Biblical Principles for Political Engagement: Worldview, Issues, and Voting By David Closson Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview We live in a time of acute political polarization, exacerbated every election cycle by a 24-hour barrage of candidate advertisements on every communication platform. Unfortunately, the toxic tone and extremely partisan nature of our political system discourage many … More Biblical Principles for Political Engagement

News from the Persecuted Church

June 10, 2020

Christian Newsline Our Faith in Today’s World Jihadists kill 58 people within 48 hours in attacks targeting Christians in Burkina Faso China shuts down 48 state-registered churches in one county in two weeks Turkey’s president pledges to protect minority religions after attack on Istanbul church Tehran court again postpones appeal hearings of Iranian pastor and … More News from the Persecuted Church

Tweeting Something Isn’t Necessarily Doing Something

June 10, 2020

Tweeting Something Isn’t Necessarily Doing Something JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER “You are not a social media handle. Don’t feel pressure to post and repost everything to show that you care. Advocate locally. Be incarnate.” Last week, a pair of activists launched a social media campaign that quickly went from advocacy to unintentional irony. To … More Tweeting Something Isn’t Necessarily Doing Something

Basic rules for generals who just have to play politics

June 10, 2020

Back in the day, that is BT, before Trump, retiring Senior military officers acted with with some sense of moral and ethical decency for the most part after retirement. Except in the rare occasion when American lives were recklessly lost (Benghazi is and example) it was very unusual to hear anyone above the rank of … More Basic rules for generals who just have to play politics

Trouble Times and Right Worship

June 9, 2020

Job 20:5 (AMP and RVR 1960) CONTEXT: I wish to depart a little from my normal daily devotional and write about something that seems to be suddenly (due to the recent riots) making a strong return to social media, the need for folks to worship God. First let me say, that I fully agree with … More Trouble Times and Right Worship

In The News

June 9, 2020

From Riots to Repentance They were the biggest gatherings, by far, but in Washington, D.C., where one reporter said it “felt as if the entire city had emptied into downtown,” the atmosphere felt different. Calmer. Despite the steady stream of crowds outside the White House, there were some signs of summer nights from simpler times. … More In The News