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Month: May 2021
Interview: Reading God’s Word like a Poem, Not an Instruction Manual
The Bible teaches us, says Matthew Mullins, but its method of teaching always entails more than information and guidance. The Bible has much to say about its own purpose and authority. Among the most famous passages in this vein is 2 Timothy 3:16–17, where Paul writes, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” For Matthew Mullins,... Read More
Department of Health-Broward Administers 2nd and 1st Round of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine at BCPS High Schools
Tuesday, May 25, 2021Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), in partnership with the Department of Health-Broward (DOHBroward) is providing the second round of free voluntary Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations. ... Read More
Wheaton’s New Jim Elliot Plaque Does More Than Remove ‘Savage’
The revised memorial takes a longer view at the well-known story of the missionaries killed by the Waorani. A new plaque honoring Wheaton College alumni Jim Elliot and Ed McCully and their fellow slain missionaries will no longer refer to the Waorani as “savage indians” and, at double the word count of the original 1957 inscription, offer a more detailed account of their engagement with the people who killed them. Wheaton released the updated wording on Monday. The new... Read More
Applying the Novel, Not the Virus
Relaunching in-person services offers a chance to demonstrate a new, real love for the community. Early on experts referred to COVID-19 as the "novel coronavirus disease", a new strain of the coronavirus family we hadn't seen before. While the disease has brought a variety of responses and opinions, we can all agree the newness of the disease has long worn off. I'm ready to see the virus in my rearview mirror for good, but for now, we have to keep navigating this pandemic... Read More
Jim Dunn, co-founder of J.R. Dunn Jewelers and Dunn’s Run, dies at 78
James ‘Jim’ Dunn of J.R. Dunn Jewelers, right, died on May 21, 2021, at age 78, his family said. Here, he’s pictured with his wife Ann Marie Dunn in front of their first jewelry store, House of Gems, in Hanover, Mass., in the 1960s. (Dunn Family / Courtesy) ... Read More
Amid rising anti-Semitism and increasing polarization on Israel, Jewish Democratic Caucus forms Broward chapter
On Monday the three co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations — Wasserman Schultz, a Black Democrat and a Jewish Republican — issued a statement to “condemn the alarming rise of violent anti-Semitic hate in the United States … e unequivocally denounce and condemn the alarming rise in rampant hate, violence and harassment targeting Jewish Americans. In the past two weeks, Jews have been attacked on public streets, been spat on, and assaulted, and had their... Read More
Stephanie Murphy will not run for Senate against Val Demings, Marco Rubio
“While I will not be running statewide in 2022, I will work to help the Democratic party build towards statewide success,” she said. “We must start now with unity of effort if we want the state to be ready to put the White House, a Senate seat, and more state and local races in the Democratic column in 2024.” ... Read More
For Cosmopolitan Christians, Secular Approval Is a Common Temptation
Elite believers often sound more like disciples of Jacques Derrida than Jesus Christ. That needs to change. A few years ago, I was asked to speak about the gospel’s justice imperative at a local Christian high school. Upon arrival, I was escorted through campus by a young administrator, who thanked me for coming to engage a topic the school’s elders had ignored for too long. With Dietrich Bonhoeffer–like resolve, he and another young teacher confided that they were... Read More
For Highly Educated Christians, Secular Approval Is a Major Temptation
Elite believers often sound more like disciples of Jacques Derrida than Jesus Christ. That needs to change. A few years ago, I was asked to speak about the gospel’s justice imperative at a local Christian high school. Upon arrival, I was escorted through campus by a young administrator, who thanked me for coming to engage a topic the school’s elders had ignored for too long. With Dietrich Bonhoeffer–like resolve, he and another young teacher confided that they were... Read More