Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Interesting Links from April 2025

 

Jury acquits man accused of CRAN graffiti; prosecutor fired before verdict

 

North Dakota judge candidate was part of ballot dispute in Ohio over middle name

 

Fire destroys part of Saxon Lutheran Memorial history in East Perry Co., Mo.

 

How Not to Handle a Pastoral Succession | Crossway Articles


April 3

 

Brett Cooper reveals her father wanted her aborted | Politics

 

Politicians Swearing Is Part of Their Brand | National Review

 

A bishop of the Arctic says goodbye

 

La Leche League changes gender policy | WORLD

 

From dating apps to decline | WORLD


April 4

 

How Biblically Accurate Is ‘House of David’? - Christianity Today

 

Astronaut credits guidance from several directions, including God, in making it to space station | Baptist Press

 

Why Amazon Prime’s ‘House of David’ Series May Be Even Better Than ‘The Chosen’

 

LCANZ and JLC removed from membership in the ILC - International Lutheran Council

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Asking Jesus into our heart. . .

 

“Queering Babies”: More Proof That Same-Sex Marriage Was a Very Bad Idea - The Stream

 

3 Ways China Could Strike Taiwan And What It Means For The U.S.

 

Saxon Lutheran Memorial visitor center lost in fire

 

Most Greenlanders are Lutheran, 300 years after a missionary brought the faith to the remote island | AP News


April 5

 

REPORT: North Dakota Mayor Resigns After Nude Video Incident Involving Colleague | The Daily Caller

 

Russell Brand charged with rape, sexual assault | Entertainment

 

Disgraced Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Former Vatican Powerbroker Accused Of Sex Abuse, Dead At 94

 

Theodore McCarrick, cardinal defrocked for sexual abuse, has died

 

An Entire Wing of the Smithsonian Full of Your Perfect Portraits of Donald Trump!

 

Girls Are Still Being Forced To Play Sports Against Boys

 

April 7

 

Heritage Foundation Was One of Free Trade’s Strongest Supporters | National Review

 

Christian Converts Pay the Price to Marry in the Faith - Christianity Today


April 8

 

Samuel Sey To Debate Prominent ‘Christian Racist’ Corey Mahler

 

Amazon’s ‘House of David’ Becomes #1 Show On Prime Video

 

My book was just banned from the US Naval Academy library

 

Cotton Candy Faith: How Popular Women’s Bible Teachers Are Leading Many Astray

 

Faith, Beyond Worship

 

Russian Pastors Risk Prison to Oppose War in Ukraine - Christianity Today

 

It's Okay For Men And Women To Have Different Kinds Of Jobs

 

Why Transhumanists Like Elon Musk Can Never Be Conservative


April 9

 

Home | Substack (Reading “Secondhand Time” – post by Rod Dreher)

 

Muslim man stabs wife, mother of 6, to death for accepting Christ | World

 

Richard Pierard, RIP – The Way of Improvement Leads Home

 

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School will move to Canada in acquisition deal

 

Pastoral Meanderings: Two Giants. . .

 

Death of a Company Man - The American Conservative

 

As it Turns Out, Experts Tend to Know Things

 

Trinity Western University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School expand impact of global Christian education | Trinity Western University


April 10

 

How Carter Gave Rise to Religious Right. It's Not What You Think.

 

The other defense secretary nominee who promised to stop drinking

 

Remembering Paul Weyrich | HuffPost Latest News

 

In Memoriam: the Paul Weyrich Whom I Knew and Admired | News & Analysis | Inside Elections


April 11

 

Midwife to a Movement: The Legacy of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

 

More on Trinity Evangelical Divinity School’s move to Canada – The Way of Improvement Leads Home


April 12

 

‘Do Not Respond’: Trump Press Sec Confirms They Ignore Reporters With Pronouns In Email Signatures | The Daily Caller

 

Why the MAGA Meltdown Over Amy Coney Barrett Matters

 

Women’s Passover Seder offers perspective on Portland synagogues’ shifting leadership - oregonlive.com


April 14

 

Dear John Oliver, kindly go pound sand

 

Paula White-Cain’s prosperity gospel twists Scripture for profit

 

Trump White House Releases Surprisingly Biblical Statement on Holy Week

 

Trump taps N.C. congressman, pastor for top religious freedom post | Baptist Press

 

Why Iranians Are Rejecting Islam And Embracing Christianity


April 16

 

President Trump Shares Holy Week Message: ‘Through His death, we are forgiven of our sins’

 

Astronaut and elder: Wilmore returns home | Baptist Press

 

The Rotten Fruit of Obergefell: On the Kelly Loving Act

 

While King Charles Neglects Holy Week, Trump Honors Easter

 

When a Church Is Not a Church - Christianity Today

 

 Chris Tomlin's 'First Hymn,' resurrects the oldest hymn ever found


April 17

 

Bishop Mariann Budde receives mountain of supportive mail after post-inauguration sermon – Episcopal News Service

 

What Would Jesus Do? - The American Conservative

 

Targeted by Putin | WORLD

 

'I'm in ruins,' teary Mike Lindell tells judge in Smartmatic sanctions hearing - ABC News

 

‘Michael Jordan of Bible Translation’: Meet the Greatest Missionary You’ve Probably Never Heard Of – Faithwire

 

Hell is empty, and all the devils are in Denver


April 18

 

Minnesota Church Volunteer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Children

 

Charges: Church volunteer accused of sexually assaulting children faced similar allegations dating back decades

 

All the President’s Pastors: Who’s Advising Trump? - Christianity Today

 

King Of England Can't Celebrate Easter Without Mentioning Islam

 

Abortion Facilities Are Less Regulated Than Tattoo Parlors

 

Why won’t the White House answer emails with pronouns? | Kansas City Star


April 19

 

Trump Rewrites History With Deranged COVID.Gov Makeover

 

Hindu Nationalists Accused of Conspiring to Usurp Church Property In India - The Stream

 

Bismarck has cheapest rent in U.S., study finds

 

North Dakota Senate kills mandated reporter bill spurred by Holmberg case • North Dakota Monitor

 

Elon Musk’s Children Need Him — Not Just Money And His DNA

 

Good Friday Reminds Us Death Isn’t Normal


April 20

 

JD Vance’s Anti-Due Process Rant: A Constitutional Crisis in the Making | National Review

 

Nondenominational churches see growth in Oregon amid overall decline in Christianity - oregonlive.com

 

Ecumenical Easter Won’t Always Be an Option - The Stream

 

The Great Easter Speech That Never Happens | National Review

 

Easter Ends Our Illusions | National Review


April 21

 

The worst resurrection deniers ever

 

Christ's resurrection brings hope

 

Do you believe Jesus' most scandalous claim?

 

Are you excited about living forever?

 

When presidents preach: 2 Easters, 2 very different messages

 

Are the tech bros worse than queer theorists?

 

Pope Francis has died | WORLD

 

Of Course, Pope Francis Waited for Easter to Die | National Review

 

Pope Francis, charismatic reformer and disruptor, is dead at 88

 

Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff, Dies At Age 88

 

Drummer for the band "New Pornographers" was arrested for, you guessed it, child pornography | Not the Bee

 

Pope Francis’ Last Act Was to Give JD Vance a Lesson About Migrants

 

Why Conclave Can't Thrill - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 | World


April 22

 

The death of Pope Francis | WORLD

 

Celebrities React To The Death Of Pope Francis: ‘Truly Anointed’

 

Pastoral Meanderings: The death of a pope. . .

 

Was Pope Francis a Liberal? - The American Conservative

 

My radical seminary is now half gone - EXPOSING THE ELCA

 

Pope Francis' Burial Wishes Revealed: Read His Final Testament in Full - Newsweek

 

Yes, Jesus Was Crucified With Nails

 

The Legacy Of Pope Francis Is Confusion In The Catholic Church

 

Pope Francis and Luke 13:1-5: Repent, Lest Ye Likewise Perish

 

The Pontiff Has Fallen—And He Will Not Rise Again - by Jeff

 

Nigerian Horror: Terrorists Attack 7 Year Old With Machete, Slaughter Family – Faithwire

 

Should Calvin University Divorce its Denomination? - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Francis (1936–2025), the Pope Who Made the Roman Church More ‘Catholic’

 

Trump refashions the presidential Easter message into an enemies list

 

Religious, political leaders react to death of Pope Francis


April 23

 

The Rise and Fall of Russell Moore: It’s Time to Say, “No Moore.” - Founders Ministries

 

Pastoral Message on the Death of Pope Francis (for information purposes)

 

Derek Webb’s _Survival Songs_ offers songs for LGBTQ solidarity | The Christian Century (for information purposes)

 

Bid Adieu. Machen Was Right.

 

Presbyterian Church (USA) Shutters Foreign Missions - Juicy Ecumenism

 

Did Francis Prove To Be “The Humble Pope?” | Tim Challies