The Founders documentary trailer uncovers a larger disagreement over how to approach secular theories around race and gender. Fallout over a controversial documentary trailer rebuking an alleged social justice agenda within the Southern Baptist Convention marks the latest flashpoint in ongoing clashes over how the denomination should engage ideologies they see as contrary to Scripture. Founders Ministries, a Calvinist-oriented Southern Baptist group, announced August 1 that three of its six... Read More
The ‘Jeykll and Hyde’ Church: The Long Journey Back to Our Mission
Why does it seem the church is unable to be who she is called to be? Nearly 135 years ago, British missionary C.T. Studd traveled to China to share the gospel message with those who had never heard. His spirit was both a reflection of the fervor of God’s people for millennia and also a forerunner for us today as we rediscover anew what the gospel looks like in today’s ever-evolving culture. Studd was onto a critical mindset when he explained, “Some want to live within the... Read More
Point Blank Enterprises’ bulletproof vests fall apart while worn by police, suits claim
Another sworn declaration, by Hoyt Schmidt, executive vice president at Point Blank, said the company sold 443,395 vests between Jan. 1, 2013, and July 16, 2018 and fewer than 222 were returned for issues with the shoulder strap or c-clamp that the straps loop through. Of those, many of the problems stemmed from the stitching, not the “alleged loss of adhesion that Plaintiffs complain about,” Schmidt wrote. ... Read More
State to investigate Palm Beach County sheriff’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein case
About 3½ months into his sentence, Epstein was allowed to spend up to 72 hours a week, working out of a downtown West Palm Beach office. Deputy reports show he also was able to visit his Palm Beach mansion, despite restrictions on home visits. In reports, deputies referred to Epstein as the “client” and noted he was “very happy with the service” he was being provided. ... Read More
Plantation Middle School and Western High School Selected by the U.S. Department of State to Host Teachers from China
Tuesday, August 6 , 2019Congratulations to Plantation Middle School and Western High School for being selected to host teachers from China as part of the Teachers of Critical Language Program by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. ... Read More
Marco Rubio’s pitch for quick response on red flag law among several calls for action on guns
“This bill remains a priority of mine, and acknowledges the very unfortunate truth that we exist in a world where others seek to do harm. Whether it be harm to themselves, or others, we owe it to our constituents to enact policies that allow for a legal avenue to remove firearms from those who require help,” Rubio wrote. ... Read More
Geo Group, company that runs prisons, opens new $57 million Boca headquarters
The company’s new headquarters is at 4955 Technology Way, featuring a white and cobalt blue contemporary look. Geo Chairman and CEO George Zoley “wanted to make sure he had an iconic building,” said Juan Calcedo, principal in charge of design at RLC Architects, which designed the headquarters. “He wanted to make sure the building stood out from the crowd.” ... Read More
Why Niceness Weakens Our Witness
I can’t follow Christ and also succeed at being nice. God did not call you to be nice. This statement has been rattling around in my head for well over a year now, and I haven’t been able to shake it. It has reemerged at crucial moments, not as an excuse to be snarky, angry, or rude, but because I have noticed something going on in my heart, and in the church, for a while now: A competing allegiance. A warm and inviting idolatry that has managed to wedge itself between us and true... Read More
Jesus, Deliver Us from This Racist Evil Age
We believe in a Savior who redeems, a Spirit who reconciles, and a gospel that is the antithesis of white supremacy. On August 3, 2019, a shooter entered a Wal-Mart shopping center in El Paso, Texas, and murdered 22 image-bearers and injured dozens of others. According to news reports, the gunman was a white supremacist, and he is rightly being identified as a domestic terrorist. This massacre marks the latest overt example of white supremacist terror in the US. The shooter allegedly wrote... Read More
Sometimes, God Wants You to Go with Your Gut
Our intuitions aren’t infallible. That doesn’t mean we should ignore them. Watson Thornton was already serving as a missionary in Japan when he decided to join the Japan Evangelistic Band, an evangelistic mission founded in England in 1903. He decided to travel to the town where the organization’s headquarters were located and to introduce himself to its leader. But just as he was about to get on the train, he felt a tug in his spirit that he took to be the leading of the Lord... Read More