As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
In a recent USA Today article, “I concluded that ‘we need pastors, leaders, and everyday Christians to address this conspiracy, and others like it, before others are fooled.’ With this in mind, I wanted to address some pushback and offer some steps leaders can take.” - Ed Stetzer
I’m a bi-vocational pastor who works in the real world. In my own small way, I am fighting against the anti-racism madness sweeping our society.
“The problem with the culture-war approach is not that it (rightly) discerns opposition from the world. The problem is in the chosen mode of response. By embracing the culture-war paradigm, many Christians adopt—likely inadvertently—an ‘all’s fair in love and war’ perspective….And so we employ battle tactics we normally would not find defensible” - TGC
The petition organizers are “the largest online community of Christians putting faith into action for social justice,” according to their website. - The Hill
“Mary Ann Mendoza, a member of the advisory board of President Trump’s reelection campaign, was due to speak on Aug. 25. But she was suddenly pulled from the schedule after she had retweeted a link to a conspiracy theory about Jewish elites plotting to take over the world.” - The Conversation
“Having written already about preaching to a camera alone at the beginning of quarantine, I hope to share some of what my team has learned now in this present awkwardness as we film a sermon during the week for online viewers and then preach the same sermon to those who reserve spots in our limited outdoor services.” - F&T
“So is Biden a ‘Catholic in Name Only’ or just a liberal Catholic or just one of the many Catholics today who reject their church’s teachings about sex, gender, and life? Very likely, Biden exemplifies the current dysfunctional state of American Catholicism. Perhaps he reflects the reality of Catholicism today, in which case he is not “Catholic in name only.” - Veith
“Metaxas …: ‘For context, just so you know, the guy came at me with his bike and was very menacing for a long time.’ Metaxas said he had been escorting his wife and Maryland pastor Harry Jackson to an Uber ride.” - WORLD
“Ancient Persia is modern-day Iran (the name was not changed until 1935). Iran has been hard at work building a Shiite Crescent through Syria (where it supports President Assad) and Lebanon (where it supports Hezbollah). To Arab Muslims, Iran’s expansionism and drive for nuclear capacity constitutes an existential threat.
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