Month: May 2021

Florida reports 3,184 new COVID cases, 51 more deaths

Palm Beach County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Broward County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Miami-Dade County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. ... Read More

The Purpose of Church Discipline, Part 2

The heart of church discipline is restoration. As we noted in Part 1, God compares himself to a shepherd and promises to seek the lost, heal the broken, judge between his sheep (Ezekiel 34:10–22). Despite thwarting God's authority as Shepherd and harming other sheep around them (Ezekiel 34:17–22), God earnestly seeks out sheep who've strayed from his flock and desires to restore them to his care (Ezekiel 34:11, 22). We see the culmination of this promise to seek and save... Read More

Nominate a Book for the 2022 Christianity Today Book Awards

Instructions for publishers. Dear Publisher, Each year, Christianity Today honors a set of outstanding books encompassing a variety of subjects and genres. The CT Book Awards, along with our Beautiful Orthodoxy Book of the Year, will be announced in December at christianitytoday.com. They also will be featured prominently in the January/February 2022 issue of CT and promoted in several CT newsletters. (In addition, publishers will have the opportunity to participate in a marketing promotion... Read More

John Piper Goes Further Up and Further Into the Doctrine of God’s Providence

His latest book leans on the Reformed tradition while speaking to 21st-century questions. As a pastor and author, John Piper has long been known for singing the song of God’s glory with uncommon passion. His newest book, the massive Providence—written more than three decades after his signature volume Desiring God—confirms that Piper has even more Scripture-soaked verses to belt out. At this stage of his ministry, it might be helpful to imagine Piper playing the role of C.... Read More

Self-described ‘witch’ faces murder charge in missing mom Leila Cavett’s disappearance

The video shows Cavett’s white pickup is moved and parked near the RaceTrac dumpster, and Ryan repeatedly goes back and forth from the truck to the dumpster and a trash can, where he threw out women’s clothing and child’s toys, the arrest affidavit says. Ryan dragged a large object wrapped in black garbage bags from the truck to the dumpster and threw bloody towels in the trash, the affidavit says. ... Read More