As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley filed a lawsuit against Nevada in May 2020, accusing Gov. Steve Sisolak of treating churches worse than secular institutions in the state’s COVID-19 rules. [And eventually won in the Court of Appeals.]” - C.Post
With Memorial Day now past, it’s time to think about … football! At least that’s the way that I approached it when I was in college.
God gave me the wonderful opportunity to play football for eight years in two Christian schools—four at Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac, Wis., and four at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wis.
The lessons that I learned on the football field are innumerable, such that I cannot imagine my life without them—and they continue to impact me on a daily basis.
“…all preachers should be thoughtful, planned, and intentional with how they spend the precious currency of the last minute.” - TGC
“Ronnie Parrott … and Grant Gaines … have said they will make a motion at the upcoming meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention asking the denomination’s newly elected president to hire an outside firm to investigate.” - C.Leaders
“If we aren’t spending significant portions of our personal devotional time with the Lord in the Old Testament––including books other than Psalms and Proverbs––it’s going to be hard for us to engender passion for its truth in the hearts of those we lead.” - Lifeway
“In it, Moore directly and indirectly accuses various leaders of ‘stonewall[ing]’ calls to address sexual abuse in the SBC. It is the second letter written by Moore to become the public within the last week.
“Pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren announced Sunday, June 6, that he is stepping down from leading Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch he founded in 1980.” - C. Today
“The two cases against Newsom’s controversial measures in response to the novel coronavirus were filed by the Thomas More Society, a nonprofit law firm that takes on religious freedom cases.” - C.Post
“To say rural pastors and rural congregations are forgotten is probably less true than to say rural churches and pastors (and really, small churches and their pastors everywhere) are often underrepresented and underutilized in denominational leadership and overlooked by Christian publishers and conference organizers.
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