1) “Navigating a Hostile World: 5 Ways Christians Can Stand Firm with Grace and Truth” (Sarah Holliday, Washington Stand) From the article — 1. Winning Hearts or Winning Debates? 2. The “Theology of Losing Friends” 3. Care about What the Bible Cares about 4. Be Engaged by Finding Your Identity in Christ, Not in Politics 5. God’s…
1) “Size And Stage Of Development Do Not Determine Life’s Value — God Does” (Avery Foley, Harbinger’s Daily) From the article — But what about a baby at fertilization? He or she does not look like a baby and, to our knowledge, cannot feel pain or realize that he or she even exists. That baby is just…
1) “The Left Must Acknowledge Its Violence Problem” (Yoe Suarez, Washington Stand) From the article — Joanne Chesimard (“Assata Shakur” to her revolutionary fans) died a few days ago in Havana, under the protection of Castroism. The former member of the Black Liberation Army had been living in Cuba since 1984 after escaping from prison, where she…
A jam-packed Top 5 Plus this morning with special emphasis on Israel, anti-Semitism, the doctrine of the Rapture, and a shout-out for Sarah Holliday of The Washington Stand.1)“Megyn Kelly is wrong: Neutrality on right-wing antisemitism is immoral: The podcaster and the late Charlie Kirk were wrong to refuse to cut ties with Tucker Carlson and…
1) “Why the right is flocking to Christianity” (Joanna Williams, spiked!) From the article — A week earlier, I walked with similarly huge crowds of people on the Unite the Kingdom march in London. The same combination of politics and religion was also a feature of that event. Unlike any other demonstration I have attended, this rally…
“The valuable thing is to see our job as the task which God has entrusted to us, and to accomplish it in that spirit, allowing ourselves to be guided by Him. The valuable thing is to see our jobs, as well as all our other activities, as an adventure directed by God. In religious circles…
1) “Anyone Who Blames ‘Both Sides’ After Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is A Liar And Coward” (Peachy Keenan, Federalist) From the article — Why are Bothsiders wasting time blaming the right after a vicious murder committed by a leftist? Shouldn’t they be vociferously defending the innocent? The answer is that they’re cowards. They are too scared to call…
There’s always a hint of sadness when we present the last of each month’s showingsof “When Swing Was King.” We do, after all, really cherish the songs and the photographs and even the stories and trivia items I recount for our audiences…and so we know we will miss them. And today we closed September’s schedule…
Many people imagine that the biblical view of work is that it is a curse, a punishment imposed by God upon man after his proud disobedience. This idea is in accord with the pejorative interpretation of work and helps to maintain its currency; but it is quite false. As I have pointed out, work was…
As might be expected, several of the articles I’m recommending from this past week deal with 1) the assassination of Charlie Kirk and 2) the murder of Iryna Zarutska, the abhorrent absurdities involved in the murderer’s being anywhere other than prison, and the subsequent media treatment (more to the point, the lack thereof) of the horror. 1) 4 Reflections on…
