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Years ago, when teaching at seminary, I used to tell the students that moral relevance in the modern world was a cruel and fickle mistress. However much Christians accommodated themselves to her demands, sooner or later she would want more. Christian morality and the morality of the world simply could not be reconciled in the long term.
Instead of serving as a calming voice of reason, some adults have contributed to the escalating hysteria — ignoring the facts for fleeting and misguided feelings, along with politically motivated concerns surrounding the virus. Never mind reality. Instead, they’ve developed a George Costanza philosophy – “It’s not a lie if you believe it.”
Instead of being afraid of the Omicron variant, humans should be afraid of what happens after death. Where we spend eternity should be of utmost concern to us in this perilous time when persecutions, killings, natural disasters, accidents and pandemics have continued to occur regularly. Let us therefore boldly walk unto the Throne of Grace in this time of trouble, to obtain God's mercy.
For nearly 100 million American workers waiting breathlessly for an answer, a Thursday Supreme Court decision delivered good news for many, although not all.
I find it abhorrent when people mock its reality — a tendency I find primarily in our conservative circles — as if it was some kind of phantom virus or creation of the media or the government or nothing more than the flu. Please.
As Beth Stelzer of Save Women's Sports has said, We've finally gotten to the point that the bullies can't shut us up anymore. There are enough of us.
The God who made us promised to be with us through it all. In fact, Paul the Apostle encouraged Roman believers to rejoice in tough times because it develops perseverance, character, and … hope.
But spiritual growth cannot be sustained by signs and wonders. Christians need spiritual food every single day in order to grow strong and stay on track.
The nation’s capital, one would think, would be the freest in our Constitutional Republic. That assumes, of course, the Constitution is what elected leaders uphold. As we’ve seen throughout the scamdemic, it’s not the Law of the Land that’s held high but fear and control.
Some people love money so much they are willing to counterfeit it.
