I’ve been involved in numerous criminal trials over the years, most involving cold-case murderers. In many of these cases, the outcome was influenced (in large part) by activity outside the…
Month: July 2020
88-y-o Chinese bishop who refused to join Communist-controlled church feared dead
An 88-year-old underground Chinese bishop, who was arrested for refusing to join the state-approved Catholic Church, is feared dead as state officials urge the Vatican to recognize his assistant as…
Court stops new Tennessee heartbeat abortion ban from taking effect
A judge blocked a new Tennessee law that would ban abortion in most circumstances once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is often around six weeks into a pregnancy. Read…
To Anyone Who Has Lost a Child – Vaneetha Rendall Risner
A friend told me about a young couple who had recently lost their baby girl in delivery. The couple was devastated and, though trusting God, felt horribly alone. My friend,…
Holy in Love or Adopted in Love? Ephesians 1:3–6, Part 11 – John Piper
Some of the shiniest gold lies ready to be discovered in the mines of Scripture. Will we take the time to dig for and uncover them? Watch Now Read More…
The State of Nature
Here’s an excerpt from The State of Nature, William VanDoodewaard’s contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk: Life in Eden was marvelous. Our first parents experienced complete vitality in the…
Hymn: “So Send I You” by Margaret Clarkson
So send I you—to labor unrewarded, To serve unpaid, unloved, unsought, unknown, To bear rebuke, to suffer scorn and scoffing— So send I you to toil for Me alone. So…
Is Salvation a Reward or a Gift? Yes. – Mark Jones
When a sinner believes in Jesus they have the right to eternal life. This is a strong emphasis in the New Testament. Eternal life is God’s free gift in Christ…
Charles Spurgeon and the Ministry of Church Planting – Aaron Lumpkin
Few pastors are more beloved than Charles Spurgeon. The “prince of preachers” delivered thousands of sermons, wrote scores of books, founded a theological college, oversaw an orphanage, and much more…
How to More Wisely Consume News – Bryan Weynand
The COVID-19 pandemic and protests of racial injustice, and the media whirlwinds surrounding both, have heightened an emerging tension for Christians. We need knowledge and information to act rightly and…