Coram Deo ~

• Christians Must Resist Assisted Suicide. Local pastor Andy Huette writes “Yet in the fog of sorrow and difficult decisions, Christians should resist the cultural tide of euthanasia that undermines the value of human life. Instead, we should value God’s gift of life even amid suffering.”

• If God Is Sovereign, Why Bother to Share Your Faith? Timothy Witmer writes “God has ordained not only the end but the means to that end. He has ordained not only whowill be saved but how they will be saved.”
• Find Sabbath Rest as a Family. Steve Eatmon writes “So how can families create space for rest? From one busy parent to another, here are four tips to create margin for rest in this wild season of life.”
• I Don’t Have an LGBTQ Neighbor – And Neither Do You. Rosaria Butterfield writes “If we think we have gay neighbors, we are making the kind of category mistake that weakens our prayers, discourages our hope, and tacitly condemns our loved ones to slavery to sin.  Without intending such harm, we replace the power of God’s justifying work in the lives of His people and our participation in God’s sanctifying power with the man-made category of personhood called “Sexual Orientation.” It’s one or the other.”
• Comfort for Those Grieving a Pet or Preparing to Say Goodbye to One. Randy Alcorn writes “Sometimes the best stewardship is relieving our pets’ suffering. It helps me knowing they have a Master in Heaven who loves them. When an animal is clearly suffering with no hope, we need to do the hard but necessary thing. Our pets trust us to act in their best interest. We should trust God the same way.”

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• Fernando Mendoza, Indiana Cap 16-0 Season With CFP National Title: ‘All glory and thanks to God’. Kevin Mercer writes “The No. 1 Hoosiers staved off a game Miami Hurricanes team, 27-21, to capture the 2025-26 College Football Playoff national title, becoming the first team in modern major college football history to finish 16-0. It is the first national championship for a program that, for much of its history, was a bottom-dweller in the Big Ten.”
• The FAQs: What Should Churches Do When Protest Enters the Sanctuary? Joe Carter writes “Protesters disrupted a Minnesota church service on Sunday (January 18), after activists determined one of the pastors works as the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s field office in St. Paul, says the Minnesota Star Tribune. Activists, including some from Black Lives Matter Minnesota, entered the service at Cities Church in St. Paul and chanted, “Justice for Renee Good.” The church is led by Jonathan Parnell, who was confronted on camera and misidentifiedby former CNN anchor Don Lemon.

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