Luther’s theological positions were disastrously wrong, but his anguished search for certainty of his own salvation humanized him for me, as much as his screeching diatribes against the Church repulsed me.
Shamima Begum, who was stripped off her UK citizenship in 2019 after she travelled to Islamic State-controlled Syria when she was 15, would face death penalty if sent back to Bangladesh, a court heard. Her lawyers said that the decision was taken without considering that she might have been trafficked into Syria.
They further said that the then home secretary, Sajid Javid, did not take into account the “serious practical consequences” of removing her UK citizenship in 2019.
That's actually the good news, America. God is not sending a man or a woman to save us. "How is that good news?" the cry arises. Well, I think that's because we are so buggered up by everything that only God, Himself, can save us. That's a sad state of affairs, isn't it? We are…
Founders of Catch the Fire Churches, John and Carol Arnott encourage believers not to despair, despite what the headlines say. Both have written new books offering prophetic signs to reinforce hope.