As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
The passing of John M. Perkins last Friday marked the loss of a man who not only shaped me from a distance but whom I also had the privilege of meeting a few times over the years. He was a civil rights activist, a preacher, a community developer, an evangelist, and a discipler and developer of Christian leaders, among many other things.
“In the Trump administration’s filings, the Justice Department asked a Texas federal district court on March 13 to either stay or dismiss Florida and Texas challenges to mifepristone, arguing that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the drug’s safety.
“I think the lesson for Holyrood — and for Westminster too — is that there is no such thing as a ‘safe’ assisted suicide bill. Instead of offering death to the sick, we invite the MSPs who lost the vote today to transfer their campaigning energies to offering them better palliative care instead.” - CPost
“The real issue is what habitual AI use does to us. It turns into muscle memory that, over time, will reshape basic Christian habits like what we pay attention to, what we expect, and where we look for counsel.” - TGC
“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty. If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.” - Imaginative Conservative
“Kent, a former U.S. Army warrant officer and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2022 and 2024, said he supported Trump’s noninterventionist foreign policy platform dating back to 2016 but has come to believe Trump has grown beholden to Israeli interests.” - CPost
“What AI at its BEST will do to the economy. The rural, small town resistance to AI. And the next election campaigns will be rife with AI.” - Veith
Also: AI Watch, Part 1
“More than half of Americans (55%) say medication abortion should be legal in their state, while a much smaller share (26%) say it should be illegal. About two-in-ten (18%) say they are not sure.” - Pew
‘A recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by a college student noted how sports betting is wrecking the lives of his Gen Z friends. ‘What starts out as a seemingly harmless diversion quickly becomes a trap.’” - Baptist Press
“Tucker Carlson has transformed from a mainstream conservative commentator into a prolific disseminator of misinformation, particularly targeting Israel, Jews, Christians, and the broader geopolitical dynamics involving Iran and Qatar.” - CPost
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