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March 29, 2024
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| The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Friday |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| At first glance, Good Friday seems pretty bad. It's fundamentally about a man being executed by one of the most excruciating methods human cruelty has devised. Adding insult to injury, before he died this man was betrayed, beaten, mocked, whipped, jeered, stripped, ridiculed, and slandered. And, to top it all off, the man who so suffered was innocent of any crime. What is good about that? |
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| Threatening Johnson Now 'Is Like Playing with a Loaded Gun in a Crowded Room' |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| If there's one place no one's putting all their eggs this Easter, it's in the House GOP's basket. Thanks to attention-seekers like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), getting comfortable with the Republican majority is a luxury this speaker will never have. In the days since her selfish ploy to oust Mike Johnson (R-La.), even the media seems increasingly charitable about the predicament he's in. "Mike Johnson's Job Is Impossible," a sympathetic headline from Business Insider read. But what can he do about it? "The short answer," author Madison Hall wrote, "not much." |
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| Fairfax County's Trans Insanity - And How to Move beyond It |
| by Walt Heyer |
| Last week, the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County, Virginia, voted unanimously to observe the annual Transgender Day of Visibility - dedicated to celebrating transgender-identifying people - on March 31, which this year coincides with Easter Sunday. The county politicians set aside a day for transgender visibility, even though the objective of "transitioning" from one sex to the other is impossible to achieve. After identifying as a woman for eight years, I had to accept that the magical transformation doctors had promised had not occurred. |
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| The In-Between of Easter: Why Saturday Is Important |
| by Jared Bridges |
| The middle is often difficult. Our memories usually focus on the beginning and the end of something. The middle either gets lost or becomes fuzzier in our minds. For example, when we think of our school days as children, we might think back to the butterflies of the first day or to the relief of graduation. The daily drudgery of homework or quizzes is left sitting on the shelves of our memories. The middle may be murky, but we don't get from the beginning to the end without going through it. In our celebration of Christ's death and resurrection, the middle is no less important. |
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| 'Facts Matter': Poll Shows Americans' Firm Rejection of Hamas-Linked Two-State Solution |
| by Dan Hart |
| On the heels of a much publicized Gallup poll released Wednesday showing Americans' shrinking support for Israel's war in Gaza over the last four months, another poll is revealing that when people are informed about the Palestinian Authority's (PA) alignment with the terrorist group Hamas, their support for a peace deal between the PA and Israel drops dramatically. |
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| What Jesus's Resurrection Accomplished |
| by Rob Schwarzwalder |
| All over the world, Christians will, this weekend, celebrate the astounding truth that a crucified rabbi was raised from the dead and, equally astonishing, would never die again. It's worth asking why we regard the resurrection of Christ as so important. Why did Paul tell the Corinthians, "If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain" (I Corinthians 15:19)? |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 84: What Is Happening In Haiti? |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm, Darrin Badon and Dawest Louis |
| There is turmoil brewing on a small island in the Caribbean. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by Darrin Badon, president and co-founder of Louisiana Reach Haiti, and Dawest Louis, pastor of Connect International Church to discuss the current events happening in Haiti. Born in Haiti, Pastor Dawest gives his perspective on the historical and political history of his birth country. They compare and contrast Haiti and America, how the development of each country was different and what has caused one to flourish and the other to fight for peace within its borders. Both men share their own personal stories of how they became involved with missions and where they see Haiti heading as a country. |
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| Preparing for Christ's Return: Will You Be Ready? |
| by Abigail Olsson |
| If you're a regular churchgoer, you've probably been asked some version of this question by a pastoral figure: If Jesus was to come back tomorrow, would you be ready? I've heard this question on several different occasions and am always hit with conviction. We are told in 2 Peter 3:10 that Jesus will come "as a thief in the night," and Paul warns us in Romans 14:10-12 that "we will all stand before God's judgment seat" and "give an account of ourselves to God." If Jesus was to come back tomorrow, will you be ready to stand before Him and give an account for your time on earth? |
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| 'Leave Our Children Alone': ACLU Sues Ohio Law Protecting Kids from Transgenderism |
| by Ben Johnson |
| A left-wing legal agency has sued the state of Ohio over its policy protecting minors from transgender procedures and barring men from competing in women's sports. But the law's proponents say the plaintiffs based the lawsuit on junk science that will lead trans-identifying teens into deeper psychological, and irreparable physical, harm. |
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| If We Care About Our Neighbors, We Should Care About Politics |
| by Kathy Athearn |
| For decades, the media and politicians have worked hard to discourage conservative Christians from being involved in politics by labeling us the "Religious Right" or "Christian nationalists." Yet there are Christians who question our involvement in politics as well. They say, "Why should we care about politics? Our focus should be on sharing the gospel and serving others, not getting involved in politics." While our primary focus should be on following the Great Commission and helping those who are hurting, Jesus also said: "You are the salt of the earth." |
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| The Consequences of Doing Evil that Good May Come |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for defrauding those who invested in his cryptocurrency exchange out of $10 billion before its swift collapse in late 2022. His legal defense is a cautionary tale about the slippery morality of post-modern thinking. Instead of following his example, Christians should go to God's Word to see what is right. |
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| Idaho Law Protects Religious Adoption Agencies and Foster Parents |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Gem State Republicans are protecting the religious liberty of adoption agencies and parents, some of whom have lost custody of their children due to their religious beliefs. On Monday, Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) signed into law H.B. 578, which prohibits the state government (including departments, agencies, bureaus, boards, councils, courts, etc.) from discriminating in any way against faith-based adoption or foster care agencies or against parents seeking to adopt or foster children based on their religious beliefs. |
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