When We Get Too Weary (Galatians 6:9) 　　By Anne Peterson 　　And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.- Galatians 6:9 　　Let’s face it, we all get weary. Wiping the sleep out of our eyes, we know that we’re doing what we’re supposed to be doing. A...

　　Weekend, June 22, 2024 　　Confident Praying 　　Never stop praying. (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT) 　　Herod Agrippa was the consummate career politician. The main thing for him was staying in power. So, he had James arrested, and then he executed him. He saw that curried favor with his constituents, so he planned to execute Peter as well. 　　Now, this wasn’t the same...

　　A unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States, preserving a federal agency’s relaxed regulations of an abortion-causing drug, is not what contemporary Court-related coverage and commentary would lead one to expect. Although, in fact, consensus is the order of the day at the Court, breathless reports of split decisions, bitter dissents, and partisan divides—especially in June—tend to...

　　An Unveiled Lifestyle 　　Weekly Overview: 　　Living an unveiled lifestyle is the way in which we experience the fullness of what’s available to us in our restored relationship with God. It’s a powerful lifestyle of faith, direct encounters with our heavenly Father, and life transformation. It’s when we live our lives in light of the perfect sacrifice of Jesus that we...

　　Across the world, the light for market-liberal ideas is sadly dimming. Not only have tariffs become the White House’s bipartisan trade policy of preference since 2017, but Republicans and Democrats alike have made it clear that any downsizing of the entitlement programs that constitute the bulk of US government spending is off the political table. We have strayed very far...

　　If journalists write history’s first draft, their efforts demand extensive revision to account for both new information and the consequences of events as they emerge. Trends only come into view over a much longer term. What seemed important at first often matters less than other things that bring larger patterns into focus. 　　Charles Maier builds on more than fifty years...

　　In the course of my work examining the original meaning of the Second Amendment, I have often had cause to sift through some of the great legal textbooks of the past. Among these, I count such efforts as A View of the Constitution of the United States of America by William Rawle, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States...

　　Carry It on to Completion 　　By Michelle Lazurek 　　“…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6 　　As an author of fourteen years, I'm no stranger to editors who make suggestions or changes to my manuscript. As this was my 14th...

　　Are You Serving Your Spouse Emotional Leftovers? 　　By Jen Ferguson 　　A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. – Proverbs 11:25 　　Sometimes, having leftovers is perfect. It means less-than-normal dinner prep, one less day to have to plan out a full meal. It means more time spent doing other things that need doing (or relaxing!). And sometimes,...

　　Gateway Church founder and senior pastor Robert Morris has resigned, and his Texas megachurch is launching an investigation into allegations of abuse from 35 years ago. 　　Morrisa former advisor to President Trump and leader of one of the largest nondenominational churches in the countryis leaving after an Oklahoma woman, Cindy Clemishire, shared a story of being molested by the pastor...

　　Our Sin and the Holiness of God 　　Weekly Overview: 　　Living an unveiled lifestyle is the way in which we experience the fullness of what’s available to us in our restored relationship with God. It’s a powerful lifestyle of faith, direct encounters with our heavenly Father, and life transformation. It’s when we live our lives in light of the perfect sacrifice...

　　The things that Paul Pressler did in private changed the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) radically and irreversibly. 　　In private, in a French caf in New Orleans in 1967, Pressler planned the takeover of the largest Protestant group in America with Baptist college president Paige Patterson. He came up with the political strategy for the conservative resurgence. 　　In private, in an...