I did something recently I'd never done after almost a thousand presentations. I left for the airport and forgot my phone.
Standing at the TSA checkpoint, patting my pockets with growing panic, I did some math. Maybe a 5% chance of making it home and back in time. A 95% chance of missing my speaking engagement that evening in Nashville.
I made the call: I was doing a two-day trip phone-free. What happened next surprised me more than I expected.
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There are 1.5 million children in America with a parent in prison. Many of them carry the
burden of their parents’ bad choices … often in silence. But God sees them, loves them,
and meets them through the care of His people.
At Prison Fellowship Angel Tree camps, boys and girls experience a safe place to belong
and hear the truth of God’s love.
Please give today to make sure kids don’t miss out on this life-changing experience. You
can help send a child to an Angel Tree camp and change their life forever!
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Bible News
The latest Bible-related and Bible-adjacent news
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What Were Synagogues Like in Jesus’ Day? — June 15: Archaeologists say the first-century synagogue at Tel Rekhesh in Galilee offers a glimpse of rural Jewish worship during Jesus’ era. Tel Rekhesh, about 10 miles from Magdala, measured roughly 28 by 31 feet, with stone benches, a beaten earth floor, and space for about 50 people. Pottery, lamps, a chalk vessel fragment, and coins date its use to the first and early second centuries AD. The settlement was likely abandoned after the Bar-Kokhba Revolt. (Biblical Archaeology Society)
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Faith Remains Integral to National Prosperity Even After Secularization — June 16: A Rockwool Foundation research review says religion still plays a major role in economic growth and prosperity, shaping education, family size, savings, migration attitudes, and social cohesion, especially in Europe. The report notes that religion remains embedded in social norms and institutions even in secular societies, and urges policymakers to understand how religious values continue to influence decision making. (RNS)
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U.S. Pastor Breaks World Record by Preaching for 96 Hours Straight — June 16: Mississippi pastor Matthew Olson set a Guinness World Record for the longest marathon speech by preaching through the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, for 96 hours straight. Olson began May 30 and reached the 96-hour mark on June 4, taking only the brief breaks allowed under Guinness rules — five minutes for every 60 minutes of speech. His voice gave out after 12 hours but recovered, and the sermon was livestreamed throughout. (RELEVANT)
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The American Church is re-sorting itself.
Decline has slowed. Demographics have shifted. And there may be fresh interest where there hadn’t been. Or so it seems.
While whispers of revival have sparked headlines, it’s more complicated than that. It’s true that decades of data show the church is smaller than in past generations, but there are new indicators of hope.
There are also conflicting reports, based on real data, that make it difficult to answer the pressing question of what is happening with the American church.
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Meeting in Orlando, Florida, last week, Southern Baptists voted overwhelmingly for the “Truth and Unity” amendment to their constitution, requiring all its 46,000 affiliated churches to ban women from the office of pastor or ministering in a pastoral role — “specifically preaching to the assembled congregation.”
“This is a great opportunity to speak in truth, in unity and conviction consistent with our confession,” Albert Mohler, Ph.D., and head of Louisville’s Southern Seminary, one of the nation’s largest, said from the convention floor on Wednesday, June 10, at the Orange County Convention Center. About 20,000 messengers (delegates) attended.
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