As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Since 2008, among never-married individuals under age 35 who attend religious services more than monthly, the rate of sexlessness has risen from about 20% to nearly 60% in 2021.” - C.Today
Jay Lickey
Of all my days of being in and around churches, I have heard some church names that caught my attention. The Halfway Baptist church always made me chuckle when I drove past it in college. I have heard of a few Corinthian Baptist churches which made me wonder what kind of problems they were dealing with. I have even heard of a Laodicea Baptist church. But in all my days I have never heard of a Sodom church. No one is surprised by this. But it does get you thinking, doesn’t it? What would a church do in a modern-day Sodom?
“We don’t need a better guidebook or a different set of rules. We need to change the way we approach the conversation.” - C.Today
“Two trans-identified healthcare professionals are raising concerns about the rush to affirm children suffering from gender dysphoria and the longterm consequences of puberty blockers.” - C.Post
“In an order issued Monday, the Virginia Supreme Court granted an appeal to review the merits of a lower court decision in favor of elementary school teacher Byron Tanner Cross and agreed to keep an injunction reinstating the teacher in place.” - CPost
“In a letter published Wednesday, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Jaime Masters asserted that ‘genital mutilation of a child through reassignment surgery is child abuse, subject to all rules and procedures pertaining to child abuse.’” - C.Post
“Nations around the globe are pushing bans on conversion therapy, some without defining what it is.” - C.Today
“The overture includes any identity Christians may profess ‘that undermines or contradicts their identity as new creations in Christ,’ though it singles out ‘gay Christian,’ ‘same sex attracted Christian’ and ‘homosexual Christian’ among those identities. The denomination already bars any ‘practicing homosexual’ from ordination.” - RNS
“The conference voted 256-45 to allow its ministers to perform same-sex wedding ceremonies …. Regarding cohabitation, the conference approved a resolution stating that it ‘recognises that the love of God is present’ either ‘through informal cohabitation or a more formal commitment entered into publicly.’” - C.Post
“It’s the age of awkward elbows. Growth spurts. Acne. Body-image distortions. Hushed whispers at the lockers you’re convinced are about you….But today’s young people face a new challenge on top of all the regular stuff: the ubiquity of transgender ideology.” - TGC
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