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John 16:1–15

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Friday, February 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:43):
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Does God Still Speak Through Prophets Today? The Explosion of Erroneous Prophecies about the 2020 Election Raises the Question in Mainstream Culture

NEW YORK TIMES (RUTH GRAHAM)
Christian Prophets Are on the Rise. What Happens When They’re Wrong?

PART 2 (14:44 - 18:29):
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How Does the Church Understand the Gift of Prophecy Today? A Look at the Various Positions and the Witness of Scripture

PART 3 (18:30 - 24:2):
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How Should We Think About the Gospel Ministry of One Who Has Fallen? The Gospel Never Fails, Even If the Preacher Does

Thursday, February 18, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 6:35):
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The Polar Vortex Across the United States Reminds Us of the Fragility of Humanity: A Call to Pray for Those Endangered and Suffering Right Now

PART 2 (6:36 - 17:44):
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Rush Limbaugh, Radio’s Dominant Talk Show Personality, Dies at 70: How Conservative Talk Show Radio Emerged as a Major Force in America

PART 3 (17:45 - 27:15):
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An Embarrassing and Tragic Headline for Evangelicals: New Report Confirms Serial Sexual Misconduct and Abuse by Ravi Zacharias

MILLER & MARTIN PLLC
Report of Independent Investigation into Sexual Misconduct of Ravi Zacharias

RZIM
Open Letter from the International Board of Directors of RZIM on the Investigation of Ravi Zacharias

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 5:16):
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Does the First Amendment Protect All Speech? Should it? Interesting Questions Take on New Urgency in Social Media Age

BLOOMBERG OPINION (CASS R. SUNSTEIN)
The Free Speech Debate About Social Media Is Broken

PART 2 (5:17 - 15:31):
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Cockroaches in the Mind: The Insidious Power of Lies

PART 3 (15:32 - 25:11):
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The National Anthem and the NBA: A Sustainable Patriotism Must Be Expressed in Some Form of Shared Rituals and Symbols

WASHINGTON POST (MIKE WISE)
Mark Cuban had it right the first time. Sports should stop playing the anthem.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:41):
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An Insight Essential to Understanding American Culture: The Dominant Media Have a Default Position on Abortion Rights and It’s Complete Celebration . . . No Explanation Needed

NEW YORK TIMES (LISA LERER)
Ilyse Hogue, Influential Abortion Rights Advocate, Will Step Down as NARAL Chief

PART 2 (11:42 - 17:25):
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The Destigmatization of Abortion for the Left: No Defense of the Pro-Abortion Position Is Required, Abortion Support Is Simply Assumed

PART 3 (17:26 - 24:49):
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The Parliament of the European Union “Lashed Out at Poland's Near-Total Abortion Ban” — There’s a Great Worldview Divide Between the Religious and the Secular, and It Shows

ABC NEWS (VANESSA GERA)
Poland's abortion ruling focus of debate in EU parliament

Will Christ Find Faith on the Earth? | Luke 18:1-8

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Monday, February 15, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:52):
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The Impeachment Trial Comes to an End: What Does the Acquittal Vote Actually Mean?

PART 2 (7:53 - 19:3):
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Weighing the Verdict of History in Saturday’s Impeachment Vote: The Moral Judgments of History Can’t Be Made Quickly

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)
Impeachment Offers Republicans Grace. They Don’t Want It.

PART 3 (19:4 - 25:29):
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Deep Spiritual Truths Reflected on Valentine’s Day: Recognizing the Shadows of a Culture Longing for Something More Than Romantic Love

Friday, February 12, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:2):
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Americans Are Changing Their Minds on the Death Penalty: What Does the Bible Say about Capital Punishment?

PART 2 (12:3 - 18:37):
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The Shifting American Morality and the Rise of Therapeutic Explanations for Wrongdoing: What’s the Difference Between Retributive and Rehabilitative Justice?

NEW YORK TIMES (TRIP GABRIEL)
Virginia, Shifting Left Fast, Moves Closer to Abolishing Death Penalty

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JACOB GERSHMAN)
Virginia Moves to Abolish Death Penalty

PART 3 (18:38 - 23:50):
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There’s a Migration of Progressives Happening in America Today: A Look at the Correlation Between Moral Change and Demographic Change

WASHINGTON POST (PHILIP BUMP)
In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight states

Thursday, February 11, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:27):
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A Milestone in American Morality: Pornographer Larry Flynt, Head of Hustler ‘Empire’ Dies at 78

NEW YORK TIMES (ROBERT D. MCFADDEN)
Larry Flynt, Who Built a Porn Empire With Hustler, Dies at 78

PART 2 (8:28 - 14:55):
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The Distortion and Degradation of Desire: The Curse of Pornography, Biblically Defined

PART 3 (14:56 - 24:13):
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The Age of Decriminalization? Oregon Decriminalizes Use of Drugs, Even ‘Hard’ Drugs. What Will That Mean for Society?

LOS ANGELES TIMES (ANDREW SELSKY)
Oregon first state to decriminalize possession of drugs

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:15):
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The Religious Make-Up of President Biden’s Cabinet Is Unique in American History: What Are the Worldview Implications of This Reality?

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (YONAT SHIMRON)
In Biden’s Cabinet, Catholics and Jews dominate

PART 2 (12:16 - 19:4):
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A Complaint from the Nones: Secularists Aren’t Pleased with President Biden’s Frequent Religious References

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (JACK JENKINS)
Secular groups praise Biden’s agenda but express concerns about religious rhetoric

PART 3 (19:5 - 25:34):
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“Prayer Without Invoking God”? What Could That Even Mean? Why Christians Must Think about Prayer Theistically, Always

WASHINGTON POST (KATE COHEN)
Amanda Gorman showed us how civic ceremonies can have prayer without invoking God