John Crowder, pastor of the First Baptist Church of West, Texas: "I was preparing to preach a sermon responding to the Boston tragedy. But all of a sudden, we had our own tragedy. That sermon about something way off yonder became about an event right at home. I guess the Lord was preparing me ahead of time....My main goal for our church is to be a place that sends out a message of hope. I keep saying over and over, 'This is bad, but God is bigger.'"
"Five years after they leave the league, 60 percent of NBA players have nothing left. In the NFL, it’s closer to 80 percent after just two years." Stories of life after fame.
With Obama being the first sitting president to address Planned Parenthood, here are 9 Things You Should Know About Planned Parenthood.
Mary Eberstadt for Time: "Though religious traditionalism may be losing today’s political and legal battles, it remains poised to win the wider war over what Christianity will look like tomorrow....Traditionalists may be on the losing end of historic real estate, at least for now, as well as booed out of the public square for their views on sex. Down the road, though, they still look to possess something else critical — a growing congregation without which every church, after all, is just a bed and breakfast waiting to happen."
The murder trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell could lead our world to zoom out and look at the entire industry. What? You thought Gosnell was a one-off case? Late-term abortionists everywhere have to deal with infants who survive abortions.
When the Pew Research Center asked American Christians if they thought Jesus would return in the next 40 years, only 14 percent answered, "I don't know"--which is the answer Jesus told us to give.
"The Whos down in Whoville are perfectly safe. But the Whoms, down in Whomville, having staid, WASPy dinners of roast beast and refusing to pass Little Susie Lou Whom a slice unless she uses the subjunctive correctly in her request — they are in grave danger. Whom is struggling." (link)
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