The typical sermon in today’s evangelical church makes everybody feel safe, comfortable, and happy. Like the music that opens and closes the Sunday morning service, the sermon is designed to entertain, calm, and lift one’s self-esteem. The audience need not worry about too much theology, too many moral demands, or too many counter-culture exhortations. Learning?…
1) “Making Foreign Aid Great Again” (State Marco Rubio, U.S. State Department) From the article — This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to an end. Under the Trump Administration, we will finally have a foreign funding mission in America that prioritizes our national interests. As of July 1st, USAID will officially cease to implement foreign…
“While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of a Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.” (George Washington) “Hold fast to the Bible as the…
The establishment press like to report that abortions have fallen to historic lows — and to the press that seems to be a bad thing. However, even when reported statistics do suggest fewer abortions are being committed than previously, the most relevant abortion fact is completely ignored. The statistical reviews only count surgical abortions and,…
You want an idea of why we are more excited than ever about “When Swing Was King,” Vital Signs Ministries’ outstanding outreach into nursing homes and senior centers? Then, by all means, check out the clip and the article below. And then check out this explanatory article on the Vital Signs Ministries website to find out more…
1) “Is Isolation a Policy Option? You won’t find it in our history, or in any serious consideration of our foreign policy debates.” (Roger Kaplan, American Spectator) From the article — Hanson points out that Donald Trump is not a 1930s “isolationist.” Rather, he is in the Jacksonian tradition, reluctant to go to war but, once aroused,…
I once had an interesting discussion after being asked by a non-Christian friendabout fortune telling. I told him that I could get a higher percentage of predictions picking weekly winners in the NFL than any psychic he could name. He agreed that would probably be true if I were matched against people who only claim…
There are really only two options in the end. Either there is a personal God Who made everything (carefully, purposefully and in keeping with His moral character) or everything is mere meaninglessness, an absurd collision of matter and chance to which the only authentic response is despair. How incomparably sweet then that the revelation of…
1) “Abortion Supporters Unleash Torrent of Hatred Against 1-Pound Baby Chance: We’re living in a nightmare.” (Ellie Gardey Holmes, American Spectator) From the article — One would have thought that once baby Chance was born and was lying in an (actual) incubator in a NICU, such disgustingly evil talk would cease. Usually, once a baby has a…
I’ve got an unusual Top 5 for you this weekend and not only because I added links to yet another 5 articles at the conclusion of this post. No, the other thing about today’s compilation is that the Top 5 all come from one source, Harbinger’s Daily. I’m doing this to underscore the importance of this source…
