Messianic Jews and Palestinian Christians tell CT how they and their churches minister across the divide as Hamas and the IDF war once again. Bombs fall in Gaza as rockets target Israel. Frustrated Arab rioters are met by extremist Jewish settlers. And in the middle of it all, Danny Kopp sent his boys out to play soccer. Numbers were down at the Jerusalem neighborhood park frequented by Jew and Arab alike, but his 13-, 10-, and 8-year-old sons still translated between the sides. “These... Read More
Month: May 2021
The Nations Come To Us. Will We Welcome Them?
They will be our neighbors, and, if we are willing, our friends. What if you and your church could introduce Jesus to people who have never had the chance to hear about Him before? What if there was a way for your whole church to be directly and cross-culturally engaged in the work of the Great Commission? What if your church family could form real, deep, and lasting friendships with people from hard-to-reach places, unreached people groups, and countries that currently remain closed to the... Read More
Florida couple admits to luring black bears and having packs of dogs attack them. The attacks were posted on social media.
Charles Scarbrough entered guilty pleas of conspiracy to commit racketeering, animal baiting and fighting, unlawful use of a two-way communicating device and unlawful taking of a black bear, the Ocala Star Banner reports. He has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Because of that, sentencing was deferred, though he faces anywhere from five years of probation to more than two years in prison. ... Read More
Twentieth-Century Theology Lost Sight of Something Essential about the Trinity
It’s time to recover the teaching that Father, Son, and Spirit act as one, with no “division of labor” between them. When our church fathers defended one of the most important creeds (the most important creed, some might argue) in the history of the church—the Nicene Creed—they believed the biblical and orthodox doctrine of the Trinity hung in the balance, and with it, the survival of the church. As they muscled their defense into place, they pinpointed several key beliefs... Read More
Proposal seeks to put strict guidelines on teaching U.S. history in Florida’s schools
“If giving kids a good education is the goal, the rule could be amended to say in part: ‘Instruction on the required topics must be factual and objective, and may not suppress or distort significant historical events, such as the Holocaust, slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow.’ Those who don’t learn history are destined to repeat it,” Spar said in the statement. ... Read More
Teens in stolen SUV led cops on chase. Then came crashes and chaos on I-95.
Sharon Glueck’s car was struck on the highway, causing it to spin. She was visibly shaken by both the crash and presence of cops near her with guns. “They said, ‘Ma’am, get out of your car and get to a safe spot right away,’” said Glueck, who was on her way to work when the fleeing SUV hit her car. “I was very traumatized when the guns were drawn.” ... Read More
Florida Legislature approves Gov. DeSantis’ gambling deal with sports betting, but legal fights loom
The last bill approved by the House Wednesday allows harness and quarter horse tracks to end live racing while continuing to offer other forms of gambling, a provision known as “decoupling.” Thoroughbred horse tracks, however, were carved out of the bill, and those involved with breeding and racing standard-bred horses used in harness races were angered at the move, saying it will hurt their industry. ... Read More
Teacher wrongly suspended for abuse allegations, judge rules
“The most relevant actions of Shvank, i.e., the ones which the District contends are disciplinable, take place literally within fractions of a second, a mere blink of the eye,” the judge wrote. “It is not an overstatement to say that a viewer can see what he or she wants to see in these video clips.” ... Read More
Florida reports 2,811 new COVID cases, 44 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
Prayer for the Situation in Israel
Bader Mansour, of the Association of Baptist Churches in Israel, calls for us to pray. We are in the middle of yet another round of violence of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which comes this time after one year of lockdown because of COVID-19. It also came during a very unstable political situation in Israel (4 elections in 2 years) and the cancellation of elections in the Palestinian authority. Currently, the Israeli Air force is bombing the Gaza strip and the Gaza strip controlled by... Read More