As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Many “evangelicals still believe the heresy of Arianism….Two-thirds of evangelicals (65%) affirmed the statement that ‘Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God.’ This figure is lower than in the last two surveys (in 2018, 78% agreed; in 2016, 71% agreed).” - CToday
“… a number of states require only that mail-in ballots be postmarked by November 3, meaning that they will be received and counted. And some states have a deadline for receiving mail-in votes that is long after election day.” - Veith
“We are facing a ‘social recession,’ argues the Manhattan Institute’s Michael Hendrix, driven by a mix of stress over public health, economic anxiety, and the isolating effects of physical distancing. ‘Disasters often have a way of bringing communities together,’ he writes. ‘But not this pandemic.’” - Acton
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
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