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Churchgoers Increasingly Question Relevance of Biblical Truth — September 22: New research found 91% of U.S. Protestant churchgoers believe they can understand Scripture’s relevance to them, yet 56% struggle to interpret it alone. Additionally, 34% now accept only biblical truths fitting their beliefs, up from 30% in 2019; 28% say cultural change makes some truths obsolete. Regardless, nearly all agree that it’s important to understand the Bible’s context (96%) and to apply it to today (92%). (Lifeway Research)
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Algerian Police Detain 12 Christians and Seize Bibles — September 23: Special forces raided a worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter in L’Ayaida, detaining everyone present and confiscating Bibles and other Christian literature. All 12 were later released, but could face prosecution under Algeria’s restrictions on non-Muslim worship, carrying two-to-five-year prison terms. Nearly all 47 churches affiliated with the Protestant Church of Algeria have reportedly received closure orders or been sealed. (Christianity Daily)
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Ancient Hebrew Manuscripts Used White Space to Shape Meaning — September 23: Long before medieval scribes added vowels and chanting marks, Dead Sea Scrolls manuscripts used two kinds of paragraph breaks: smaller “closed” and larger “open” breaks. These spaces separated David’s family list from 2 Samuel 3’s war narrative and emphasized Nathan’s “You are the man!” and David’s confession in 2 Samuel 12. The same divisions survived into Masoretic and modern Hebrew texts. (Biblical Archaeology Society)
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In his book How to Read Proverbs, Bible scholar Tremper Longman III tells a story about his grandmother. While preparing Thanksgiving dinner, she would tell anyone who tried to help, “Too many cooks spoil the broth.” In other words, Get out of my kitchen. You’re only going to get in the way.
But after the meal, when everyone was full and sleepy, she would say, “Many hands make light work.” Now it was time for everyone to help clear the table and wash the dishes.
That simple illustration helps us understand something important about biblical Proverbs.
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Our happiness story goes like this: Figure out what makes you happy, then don’t let anyone stop you from getting it. That’s what we are told to pursue.
The General Social Survey has asked Americans about their happiness since 1972. For decades, most Americans reported being happy. Not anymore. Happiness has plummeted across every demographic and age group, during the very period in which American society became the most affluent and prosperous in history.
We have more of the things we thought would make us happy, yet we report being more miserable than ever. Why?
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After the dramatic showdown — and Elijah's decisive victory — on Mt. Carmel, Ahab and Jezebel immediately put out a threat on his life.
We’d expect our prophet to take a stand against their implacability. But, no, Elijah was so scared he made a run for it, a hundred miles across the hills of Samaria. He collapsed, with blistered feet and weary limbs, beneath a juniper tree. In what he thought would be his final request, the once triumphant but now truant prophet prayed, “‘Enough of this, God! Take my life — I’m ready to join my ancestors in the grave!’” (1 Kings 19:4–5 MSG).
We should stop and thank God for telling us this story.
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