California Church Shocked After Pastor Commits Suicide | CBN News
She said Stoecklein suffered from depression and anxiety.”It wasn’t the miracle I was hoping for but he is now in heaven with his dad,” she said. “He was an amazing husband, he truly made me better, made me feel like the most beautiful girl in the world, and he loved me so deeply.””Please pray for […]
China is the world’s only country where ‘convinced atheists’ are in the majority | Big Think
Faith is in retreat, atheism is on the march. But only in China does a majority positively state they don’t believe in God. Source: China is the world’s only country where ‘convinced atheists’ are in the majority | Big Think
It’s becoming harder to explain why I’m still Catholic – The Washington Post
How does one reconcile child abuse within an institution that claims to follow Jesus? Source: It’s becoming harder to explain why I’m still Catholic – The Washington Post
Russell Moore: Family Life Isn’t Just Humbling—It’s Humiliating | Christianity Today
But our failures as parents and spouses, as sons and daughters, ultimately point the way to something better. Source: Russell Moore: Family Life Isn’t Just Humbling—It’s Humiliating | Christianity Today
The Pope probably should resign (Opinion) – CNN
No institution can totally immunize itself from abuse, but it can either foster or discourage the conditions for it — like misogyny and unfettered patriarchal power. The pope should pay a price, but so should every other male authority figure in the church who is complicit, writes Jill Filipovic. Source: The Pope probably should resign […]
Sen. John McCain: Known as a veteran but also a man of quiet faith –Mike Sproul then RNS
Today was our 49th anniversary of the founding of our church, Tri-City Baptist. My wife and I took the 90yr old founders wife out to lunch today. Mary Westfall Singleton is such a beautiful and wonderful lady. I interviewed her for the whole congregation as we showed slides of the history of our church. At lunch she […]
Teach Us to Pray
FrontLine | July/August 2018 When setting out to put together this issue of FrontLine, we regularly encountered an objection from prospective writers. Not, “Sorry brother, I just can’t make any more commitments at this time,” but, “Brother, I just don’t feel adequate to write on that topic.” I sympathize with this objection. Who really feels […]