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On October 22, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are some good posts about current events and issues related to the church and culture – and this week especially related to the president and the primaries:

Do You Pray For The President As Much As You Complain About Him? – Mark Altrogge

Ten Things to Remember as the Presidential Campaign Season Gets Into Full Swing – Kevin DeYoung

Have Evangelicals Who Support Trump Lost Their Values? – Russell Moore (NYT)

In Welcoming Sanders, Liberty University Shows the Left How to Handle Dissent – Andrew Walker (NR)

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On October 8, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are some good posts about current events and issues related to the church and culture:

The Difference Between Being Offended and Being Persecuted – Russell Moore

The Day Christians Were Martyred on American Soil – Todd Starnes

The Targeting of Christians and How Christians Respond – Ed Stetzer

Christian Virtue in the Age of Authenticity – Kevin DeYoung

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On July 30, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are some more helpful posts about Planned Parenthood. That our nation still funds them, and that many actively defend them, speaks volumes about our country’s moral bankruptcy.

I Thought Planned Parenthood Protected Family Values – Rosaria Butterfield (TGC)

Meet the 38 Companies That Donate to Planned Parenthood – Melissa Quinn (TDS)

3 Reasons Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Defund Planned Parenthood – Joe Carter (TGC)

Their Respective Beheadings – Douglas Wilson

Looking Away From Abortion – Ross Douthat (NYT)

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On July 16, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are some helpful posts on the Planned Parenthood video and the atrocities so chillingly discussed over a salad:

Planned Parenthood Uses Late-Term Abortions to Harvest Fetal Organs – Justin Taylor

Planned Parenthood: How Much Longer?– Jonathan Parnell (DG)

Planned Parenthood and the Atrocity of Corpse-Selling – Russell Moore

“A Lot of People Want Intact Hearts These Days” — Planned Parenthood, Abortion, and the Conscience of a Nation – Albert Mohler

How to Talk to Your Pro-choice Friends About the ‘Fetal Parts’ Video – Joe Carter (TGC)

The Devil is in the Details – Erik Raymond

This Kind Cannot Be Driven Out by Worldview Training and Legislation: The Place of Prayer and Fasting for the Pro-Life Movement – Justin Taylor

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On July 2, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are some more helpful posts to help Christians think through the recent Supreme Court’s decision on “same-sex marriage.”

Everything Has Changed and Nothing Has Changed: The Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage – Albert Mohler

Why the Gay Marriage Debate Was Over in 1950 – Joel Miller

How Christians Can Show Countercultural Resolve on Marriage – Jennifer Marshall (TGC)

Dear Christian Friends: Remember you are not Home – Erik Raymond (TGC)

How Should You Talk to Your Children About Same-Sex Marriage? – Russell Moore

40 Questions for Christians Now Waving Rainbow Flags – Kevin DeYoung

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On June 27, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here is an overview and some helpful initial responses to yesterday’s Supreme Court “same-sex marriage” decision. Don’t miss the last two especially.

Supreme Court rules gay couples nationwide have a right to marry – Robert Barnes (WP)

Here are the key excerpts on religious liberty from the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage – Sarah Pulliam Bailey (WP)

Why the church should neither cave nor panic about the decision on gay marriage – Russell Moore (WP)

What Your Church Needs to Know—and Do—About the Court’s Marriage Ruling – Erik Stanley (TGC)

But What Does The Bible Say? – Kevin DeYoung

So-Called Same-Sex Marriage: Lamenting the New Calamity – John Piper (DG)

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On June 18, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are some helpful posts for the church on our response to the transgender issue:

What Should the Church Say to Bruce Jenner? – Russell Moore

How Should We Respond to Caitlyn Jenner? – Jon Bloom (DG)

If Rachel Dolezal Isn’t Black, How Is Caitlyn Jenner A Woman? – Sean Davis (Federalist)

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On June 11, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

I was talking to some other pastors this week about same-sex marriage, and we noted the great confusion on the Biblical Christian teaching on this issue, especially in the views of our young people. So here are a few helpful posts to help us keep thinking through the issue:

Five Questions for Christians Who Believe the Bible Supports Gay Marriage – Kevin DeYoung

Should We Support Gay Marriage? NO – Wolfhart Pannenberg

The Solemnization of Matrimony – Kevin DeYoung

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On May 15, 2015 By BrianIn Current Collection

Here are a few good posts and resources on helping the people of Nepal:

Deadly Earthquake in Nepal – Samaritan’s Purse

Second Major Quake Shakes Nepal – Samaritan’s Purse

What Nepal Really Needs – Michael Heitland (TGC)

And then, the Pew Research Center released a new study on religious affiliation in America that shows the unaffiliated has risen by almost 7% in only seven years. A few perspectives:

Nominals to Nones: 3 Key Takeaways From Pew’s Religious Landscape Survey – Ed Stetzer (Christianity Today)

Is Christianity Dying? – Russell Moore

Bottom line: Nominal cultural Christianity – those who claim Christianity without any real commitment – seems to be dying. Meanwhile, committed evangelical Christianity is holding steady. Our culture’s move away from Christianity will have serious ramifications for the well-being of our nation. But at the same time, the gospel light will shine brighter in the growing darkness if God’s people will live out their new life in Christ.