Strip club-sponsored golf tournament at Trump’s Doral resort is canceled

“The event was originally booked with the understanding that it would be raising money to support a local charity benefiting underprivileged children,” a company statement read. “Now that the charity has removed its affiliation, the event will no longer be taking place at our property and all amounts paid will be refunded.” ... Read More

‘Flood records to be broken for decades to come.’ Fair-weather flooding to spike as sea levels rise, NOAA says

The frequency of fair-weather flooding, where unusually high tides bring ocean water into streets and neighborhoods, is projected to reach an average of five days in the U.S. Southeast, a 190 percent increase over the year 2000, according to an annual report on high-tide flooding released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For the eastern Gulf of Mexico, there are expected to be three days of fair-weather flooding, a 100 percent increase. ... Read More

An Exciting Future for Church Planting

The three phases of churches planting churches. It seems for the last four decades or so, church communities have been talking about planting other churches. But much of that time was spent talking without taking action. The difference today is that people are actually walking out the talk. In other words, we’ve moved beyond just the idea of planting churches to actually doing it. I would like to frame what has and is taking shape with regards to churches planting churches in three... Read More

What Christians Really Think About the Church’s Relationship Advice

New survey research sheds light on how believers navigate the stickier matters of dating and marriage. Over the years, Christians have produced and read far more books on how relationships and singleness should work than on how these things actually do pan out. Vicky Walker’s new book Relatable: Exploring God, Love, & Connection in the Age of Choice, based on a survey of more than 1,400 people, aims to change that. Walker writes from a more-or-less Protestant British perspective,... Read More

Whatever Happened to Communion & Baptism?

Or, why aren’t we doing what Jesus told us to do? There is no greater signal that evangelicals have long forgotten their roots than the disrepair into which the sacraments have fallen in our day. By way of reminder, we should note that the Second Great Awakening began as a Communion retreat. Churches from all over gathered at Cane Ridge, Kentucky, in August 1801 to prepare themselves for and then partake in Communion. As I wrote in an article on this revival: Communions (annual... Read More

Forecasters expect Hurricane Barry to strike Louisiana or possibly Texas this weekend

Meanwhile, as that tropical system moves toward the west, drier air has moved into South Florida’s atmosphere. Still, because it is summer, the rain chance persists throughout the region. According to the National Weather Service, there’s a 40% chance of rain Wednesday, 30% on Thursday, 40% on Friday, 20% on Saturday and 30% on Sunday. ... Read More