April 26, 2019

Abortion and the Church

Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian and United Church of Christ Pastors Sign Letter Supporting Abortion by Micaiah Bilger

Adoption

Couple Adopts 7 Siblings to Keep Them Together: “They Didn’t Need to Lose Each Other” by Micaiah Bilger

Family Living

The One Anothers of Marriage and Parenting by Heidi Goehmann

When Memories Fade: The Measure of “Wonderful” by Sonya Heitshusen

Movies – Television – Video

Why Abortion Never Works Onscreen Even Though Hollywood Desperately Wants It To by Ellie Bufkin – “Storylines in everything from ‘Veep’ to ‘Juno’ attempt to deal with abortion, but the latest Hollywide trend is trying to make it funny and casual.”

Political

Proof Pro-Life Laws Save Lives by Bradley Mattes

Elections Can Have Deadly Consequences by Bradley Mattes

Sexual Purity

The Temper of a Revolution by Terrell Clemmons – “A Review of ‘Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior Is Changing Everything’ by Robert R. Reilly”

Christopher Yuan on Holy Sexuality – Your Desires Don’t Define You by John Stonestreet & G. Shane Morris – “There’s a line credited to C. S. Lewis that I often repeat: ‘The most dangerous ideas in a society are not the ones being argued but rather the ones that are assumed.’ In our time, that saying perfectly describes the idea that our desires determine our identities.”

Worldview and Culture

“If your enemy is hungry … “ – An eyewitness account from the last ISIS stronghold in Syria by Dave Eubank

Jesus Has Not Called Us to Be Doormats by Gary DeMar

How To Add A Christian Pilgrimage To Your Summer Vacation by Rebekah Curtis – “There are lots of Christian places all over this world. If you’re traveling in the United States this summer, why not add a Christian cultural stop to your itinerary?”

The Loss of Notre Dame Reminds Us Sacredness and Doctrine Matter and Matter Together by Erick Erickson

Notre Dame: Metaphor for Western Christianity by Nate Jackson – “A cathedral that stood for nearly 900 years is a symbol in more ways than one.”

Choose Being Kind over Being Right? by Natasha Crain

Why We Cannot Be Silent by Michael Brown

No, Non-Believers Are Not Increasing In America by Glenn T. Stanton – “Weak Christianity is getting weaker and robust, and orthodox Christianity is getting stronger in terms of adherents, if not by theological maturity.”

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