Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Americans united. Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  Americans united. Democrats and Republicans in Congress sang patriotic songs from the capitol steps.  George Floyd dies beneath Derek Chauvin’s knee. Again, Americans unite in universal disgust. Source: America’s Un-Civil War: Secularists vs. Believers | RealClearPolitics

Spencer Klavan’s new podcast takes a page out of Prager U’s playbook. The latter’s YouTube channel promises, “We teach what isn’t taught.” Klavan’s “Young Heretics” podcast shares “lessons that have been taught less and less over the last 50 to 60 years,” the podcaster says, “But in reality they’ve been taught for millennia.” They’re also under fire from the woke...

New CRC findings reveal a majority of Americans identifying as Christians believe ‘being and doing good’ will earn them salvation—including nearly half of those attending evangelical churches. Source: NEW STUDY: New Barna/CRC research reveals American—and Christian—views on salvation deeply flawed

New CRC findings reveal a majority of Americans identifying as Christians believe ‘being and doing good’ will earn them salvation—including nearly half of those attending evangelical churches. Source: NEW STUDY: New Barna/CRC research reveals American—and Christian—views on salvation deeply flawed

Pastor John MacArthur led his congregation in worship inside Grace Community Church’s 3,500-seat sanctuary in Sun Valley, California, last Sunday. They met in violation of state restrictions stating, “Places of worship must therefore discontinue indoor singing and chanting activities and limit indoor attendance to 25 percent of building capacity or a maximum of one hundred attendees, whichever is lower” (their...

The pastor and elders of a prominent evangelical church in California issued a statement on Friday explaining why they will no longer comply with the state’s mandate ordering them to refrain from in-person gatherings. John F. MacArthur, the 81-year-old senior pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, also claimed that the state had […] Source: ‘Compliance Would Be...

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.” —Nelson Mandela George Floyd, an unarmed African American, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020, after a White police...

The horrific murder of George Floyd has renewed a sincere cry from many evangelical leaders to speak out against racism in America. Racism is a great and ever-present evil. As followers of Jesus, we must uphold the truth that all people, regardless of skin-color, ethnicity, sex, or socio-economic status, are made in God’s image, with inherent worth and dignity. Nearly...

By: John Stonestreet & Maria Baer – breakpoint.org – July 7, 2020 Pastoring is always a difficult job. I can’t think of another job, in fact, in which someone is hired to do one thing (typically, lead and disciple God’s people) but evaluated on a completely different thing (namely, growing the audience and the budget). Pastoring during coronavirus seems even more unenviable. Zoom...

By: First Liberty – firstliberty.org – June 2020 Gail has long desired to serve her community, whether through nursing or sharing her faith. But now, she lives in fear of arrest if she tries to take her grandkids to the park or the library for story time. This sweet grandmother just wants to have conversations and spread hope to others in...