Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 7, 1099: The First Crusade reaches Jerusalem (see Issue 40: The Crusades).
June 7, 1502: Ugo Buoncompagni is born in Bologna. As Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585), he issued the Gregorian calendar, supported the Inquisition, promoted the Counter-Reformation, and encouraged missions.
June 7, 1891: English Baptist Charles H. Spurgeon, who preached to (on average) 6,000 people at each of his services, delivers his last sermon at London's Metropolitan Tabernacle (see issue 29: C.H. Spurgeon).
The Russell Moore Show
Step into the classroom with America’s government teacher.
Our corrupt political and racial discourse teaches us to judge by identity and ideology instead of honestly testing the spirits and assessing the fruit.
A conversation with physician and ethicist Lydia Dugdale.
News
Muslim communities often expel new Christians from their families. One Fulani convert is urging churches to take them in.
Leaving a beloved church doesn’t mean ever forgetting its goodness, its beauty, and the immense blessing it was in one’s life.
The Bulletin
Trump posts racist meme about Obamas, JD Vance booed at Olympics, new Epstein file revelations, and young men in the church.
Analysis
Even in San Francisco, some change is possible: The Tenderloin neighborhood is improving.
News
Iranians hope for US action after the regime in Tehran killed thousands–perhaps tens of thousands–last month.