“Rachel Held Evans, the Hugely Popular Christian Writer Who Challenged the Evangelical Establishment, Is Dead at 37”– Slate
“Rachel Held Evans, an influential progressive Christian writer and speaker who cheerfully challenged American evangelical culture, died on Saturday at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Evans, 37, entered the hospital in mid-April with the flu, and then had a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics…Her condition worsened on Thursday morning, and her medical team discovered severe swelling of her brain. She died early on Saturday morning.”
“Warren Wiersbe (1929–2019)”– The Gospel Coalition
“Popular and prolific Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe died on the evening of May 2, 2019, at the age of 89.”
“Legacy, Lessons and the Future of Calvary Chapel Missions in Eastern Europe”–CalvaryChapel.com
“In this episode, Kellen Criswell talks with Pastor Phil Metzger about the history and future of missions in Eastern Europe, and some specific lessons from his involvement that can benefit modern missions in both the global and local-church context.”
“Persecution of Christians ‘Coming Close to Genocide’ in Middle East – Report”–The Guardian
“Millions uprooted from homes, says UK-commissioned report, with many jailed and killed”
“Google Dumps Top Black, Female Conservative For Believing Men Can’t Be Women”– The Federalist
“It should worry everyone that respectful commentary on gender policy like the Heritage Foundation has featured can get people removed from polite society now, or even fired.”
“‘The Most Effective Tool for Sharing the Gospel is Your Home!'”–Solas
“Are you busy? Are you important? Do you work on a tight schedule? Are your boundaries well-fortified? Those are not, in and of themselves, bad things. But they will become idols if you don’t add something: Christian hospitality—the scriptural command to regularly, transparently, and sacrificially come together in homes over a meal, gathering with neighbors and brothers and sisters from the church, and welcoming strangers.”
“Jesus Movement, Revival, Gospel w/ Brian Brodersen”– Foolishness Podcast
“In today’s episode, Brian sits down with his good friend and lead Pastor Of Calvary Chapel Global Ministries Brian Brodersen to unpack stories of salvation, revival, pastoring ups and downs and how God is at work in the church Evangelistically worldwide.”
“CCBC Europe Application Opportunity in Eastern Europe”– CCBCE
“AVFL is a six-week youth discipleship program based out of Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe in Budapest, Hungary. Every summer students from around the world come together as one team for 40 days to unplug from the world and plug into Jesus. Since the creation of the program in 2003, the Lord has been radically using this program to encourage, empower, and equip our students for their lives and for their future ministry.”
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