Public Theology How to Get Through 2024 Christians can’t know what’s waiting for us next year. But we can know what kind of people we hope to be when we get there. Russell Moore
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The other day I was talking to a pastor who sighed and asked, “Are we really going to do this again?” After all the tumult and division of churches and families from the last two presidential elections, it’s exhausting to think another one is coming.
He asked, “Can you give me advice on how to get my people through 2024?”
And I said, “No.”
I was, of course, partly joking. But not entirely. ...
Update (October 26, 2023): A few hours before Will Speer’s scheduled execution on Thursday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed his death pending further review of his case. Speer has presented several legal claims, including that his counsel did not provide mitigating evidence.
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