May the Lord be with you and bless you today, my friends.
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How to End Demand for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)
“I want to live in a country where every assisted suicide law is rescinded. But I would be content to live in a country where these laws exist, but no one avails themselves of the opportunity to end their life. The path to end and prevent MAID laws is long, difficult, and murky.” This is a helpful article about a terrible evil.
Understanding Your Muslim Neighbor
I have had many opportunities to engage with Muslims and have always found them eager to speak about matters of religion. Hamid Hatami offers some useful pointers on engaging well with those who follow Islam.
Enter Your Pastor to Win $10,000
Our friends at Midwestern Seminary are celebrating Pastor Appreciation Month with a massive 10K giveaway and something free for everyone who participates. Learn more and enter at mbts.edu/pastors.
Preserving Our Own? The Bible’s Teaching on Ethnicity, Nationality, and the Promises of Christ
Andrew T. Walker: “Topics like Christian nationalism, mass immigration, and cultural heritage dominate much of the national conversation and social media ecosystem, and for good reason: We want to know who we are as genealogical creatures embedded in unique cultures and nations, and how our Christian faith can forge influence for the good.”
Revelation Is Not Mainly About When the World Will End
It is important that we read Revelation, but also important to consider why we read it. As Paul says here, the purpose of the book is not mainly to tell us when the world will end.
Was Jesus Tempted by Evil Desires?
This is a common and important question and, not surprisingly, John Piper answers it well. So much comes down to properly distinguishing between two uses of the same Greek word.
The Little Weeds
Seth writes about the importance of getting on top of the small weeds that invade a garden (or a human heart).
Flashback: There Are Different Kinds of Tired
A day spent purposefully, a day spent in bringing glory to God by doing good to others—this is a day that will bring pleasure, even as it brings fatigue, this is a day that will bring joy, even as it brings weariness.
It is not a bad thing to “live from hand to mouth” when the mouth is the mouth of faith and the hand is the hand of our loving Father.
—Theodore Cuyler
