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According to the dictionary, heroism comes down to courage, achievement, and morality-noble qualities, at least in theory. Heroes are those who achieved great things, risked much, and exuded enormous virtue. From a Christian perspective, we have to lean into the most important qualities, especially the biblical virtue of self-sacrificial love.... The post What Does It Mean to Be a Hero? Who Are Our Heroes? appeared first on AlbertMohler.com. Go to the article

For those who don’t have the Bible in their language, Bible translation is an urgent need. But to translate the Bible in an accurate, natural way so that it can be used for generations to come requires a long-term commitment. A full Bible translation takes a long time to complete – so what is the process and what are some of the obstacles that can arise? Bible translation projects face prep work in the form of raising local awareness and support for the project, finding and training the ri Go to the article

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Twice as many Americans say the virus hasn't changed their faith and another quarter say they're not religious Go to the article

…you may be partakers of the divine nature… — 2 Peter 1:4 We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that divine nature into our human nature by developing godly habits. The first habit to develop is the habit of recognizing God’s provision for us. We say, however,… Go to the article

India (MNN) — Bibles For The World offers medical help to India alongside hope that only comes from the risen Christ. Bibles For The World has been offering medical help to Northeast India since 1964, when they founded Sielmat Christians Hospital. It now has 50 beds and 70 employees. How has the coronavirus affected them? John Pudaite says the team struggles to adjust; the hospital has never seen a medical challenge like this. “We've been directed by the state government to prepare an Go to the article

Editor’s note: Dr. Simmons is the author most recently of Are We Here to Re-Create Ourselves? He is a Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture. As a physician, I have cared for many patients who were fearful. Often with good reason, but not always. Might fear actually be a purposeful design? Might it be present to protect a person? One might liken fear to pain, which is a similar gift. How would we have survived as a species if running bare-footed across sha Go to the article

New song What A Good God now available! | Have you ever struggled with doubt? Doubting if God is with you in the trials you are facing? Me too, and yet I’ve seen it every time – He is faithful to walk with us through the fire, through the battle. This new song was written with Brenton Brown, after he lost his home and possessions in the Malibu fires. Yet, a year later he confidently acknowledges God’s presence throughout the entire process. Listen now Go to the article

Critics questioned why the country — where a third of the population lives in extreme poverty — is giving away medical supplies during a pandemic. Go to the article

Sex education would become a statutory subject in state primary schools under plans from the Labour Party, the Shadow Education Secretary has reiterated. Lucy Powell said issues such as the widespread sharing of sexual images by children would be best addressed by making Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE), which includes sex education, statutory [...] Go to the article

The post France’s top court strikes down Macron’s ban on religious gatherings appeared first on Anglican Mainstream. by Samuel Smith, Christian Post: France’s supreme court for administrative justice has ruled that the government’s absolute ban on religious gatherings in hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19 is unlawful and ordered the government to relax restrictions on religious worship. In a ruling Monday, the French Council of State reasoned that “the general and absolute prohib Go to the article

Many of the supposed “alternatives” to Christianity of the last two centuries have resulted in the violation of human dignity and freedom. In this brief clip, W. Robert Godfrey evaluates the disturbing implications of these theories that remain influential today. Transcript: I remember talking to a young man whose parents had been very pious Lutherans in Germany. With the rise of Nazism, he had gone off to the Hitler Youth, and he said, “We were overwhelmed with the sense that we were the Go to the article

Kay Warren, wife of Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren, said that while her "worst nightmare came true" the day her 27-year-old son took his own life, God has used her family's pain and suffering to save the lives of thousands struggling with mental illness. Go to the article

Pakistan (MNN) — Hindus and Christians have been passed over for food distributions in Pakistan, but this stems from a cultural attitude of religious discrimination. We reported yesterday on the statement from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom that Christians and Hindus were being overlooked for emergency food distribution. Daniel* from Operation Mobilization says Pakistan has been locked down since the middle of March These measures have slowed the virus. H Go to the article

Facebook has come under fire for endorsing same-sex marriage in Australia, as the country approaches an important vote on the issue. From the start of March, all Facebook users were given the option of adding a pro same-sex marriage slogan to the bottom of their profile picture. However, no such function is available for users [...] Go to the article

Proposed Legislation Will Break the “One Country, Two System” Promise 05/23/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the National People’s Congress (NPC) in China, which recently opened after delaying for about two months, will propose new legislation on national security to tighten its grip on the ruling of Hong Kong. According to the draft announced by Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC Go to the article

Imagine studying the doctrinal theology of Thomas Aquinas and then turning it, in considerable detail, into praise.That’s what sixteenth-century Jesuit Francis Borgia did. He wrote a book which is basically key sections of the Summa Theologia cast into the form of prayers. Litanies, to be precise: sequences of requests, for liturgical recitation with a set response. The book has never been translated into English. I did find the first section, which is a long prayer based on Thomas’ acco Go to the article

Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest coach in NFL history with six Super Bowl championships.  Nick Saban is arguably the greatest college coach in history with six national championships.  These two iconic leaders also happen to be great friends with a long personal and professional history together. Recently, HBO was able to go behind-the-scenes when […] Go to the article

A boy in Japan switched on his shortwave radio and let the sounds of foreign languages flood the room. Korean, Chinese, Russian – to him, it was all music. He loved thinking about the people and cultures behind words he couldn’t understand. In high school Takashi visited a Christian fellowship group, and the word of God took root. He bought a Bible and began to read the Gospel of Matthew. ‘I came to 23:27, which says “You are like a [tomb] painted white. The outside is fine, but inside Go to the article

Knit Together by Karen Anna VogelLIMITED TIME FREE #ad KINDLE Two cultures knit together by one faith. Ginny and James Rowland have close-knit ties with many Amish families in the small-town of Smickburg, PA. But these ties are threatened to unravel… Ginny’s photographer brother, Joseph, comes up from Pittsburgh to capture Amish farm scenes, but instead captures the heart of an Amish woman, Katie Byler. A shunned Amish man finds refuge in the Rowland’s Baptist Church. The Bishop discovers Go to the article