By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “The truth is that herd immunity is a way of preventing vulnerable people from dying. It is achieved at the expense of some people dying, and we can stop that by protecting the vulnerable class in the process. In an ideal situation, you would protect the vulnerable as best […]
Other Issues
Born in a Barn?
by Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “For many poor, misguided folk, Christmas means the festal merriment engendered by the spirits of fermented grapes or grain rather than the true spirit of the season fostered by the indwelling Spirit of the living God. This sort of activity is a mockery to the true meaning of this […]
Pushing the Pause Button on Profanity
By Annie Holmquist The Epoch Times December 7, 2021 While out on an evening walk in a local park, I heard a fellow walker coming down the path behind me, talking on his phone. His tone was even-keeled and calm … but it seemed like every fifth word was an expletive, uttered in the same […]
Be Transformed in Your Thinking
By Jeff Larson, the Back Pew “The caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis in its chrysalis and emerges a glorious butterfly. The same creature which enters the filmy tomb eventually emerges, but the change is so remarkable that it cannot be recognized as the same. It is this kind of change the Holy Spirit wishes to work in […]
Demonstrating Gratitude Despite Atrocious Circumstances and Difficult People is a Tall Order
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 25, 2021 The apostle Paul is rightly lauded today as someone whose influence on Christianity was second only to Jesus himself. For the sake of the Gospel, his sufferings were unspeakable. In his second letter to the church in Corinth, he recounted five times he had felt […]
Everyone Did What Was Right in His Own Eyes. Sounds Like America
By Jeff Larson, The Back Pew “Everyone has an opinion about today’s issues and current events. The truth is, if your opinion is contrary to God’s Word, what you think or say, even though esteemed by some of the brightest minds, is as worthless as Confederate money.” -Rev. Mark Creech
Spirit Warfare
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “There never was revival without warfare & there never was warfare without revival.” -Jessie Penn-Lewis, “War on the Saints”
No, You Don’t Need to be “Qualified” to Homeschool Your Children
If you can do these three simple things, you’re already qualified to be a homeschooling parent. By Hannah Frankman Foundation for Economic Education November 11, 2021 Over the years, I’ve heard so many parents dismiss the possibility of homeschooling their children because they don’t feel “qualified.” “I’m not a teacher.” “I’m not good at math.” […]
Their Faith Shipwrecked
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “I’ve seen quite a few people who once made a profession of faith, but now appear to be shipwrecked. Faith itself is a gift from God. It’s not something we can muster up ourselves. When God regenerates the dead soul in trespasses of sin, he puts a faith within […]
Halloween Warfare
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “These are the times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous minds are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out […]