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Something unexpected and scary happened to us this weekend!
It's a good time for us all to remember that God is good and in control.
He directs our steps!
Scriptures Referenced:
Proverbs 16:9
Proverbs 16:1
Proverbs 19:21
Proverbs 20:24
Psalm 37:23
Jeremiah 10:23
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April 1, 2024 was no April Fool's Day for many fast food workers in California. When a new law went into effect promising a $20 minimum wage for fast workers, many found themselves worse off. Slashed hours or even laid off, young people felt betrayed by pipe dream politics.
The law included a controversial carve out that benefits some food chains at the expense of others. And laws like California's updated FAST Recovery Act devastate the people they proport to help.
Is a coercive minimum wage even a Biblical concept? Especially one far above what employers and young employees would naturally agree on? The Bible strongly supports covenants and keeping one's promises. Jesus' parable of the vineyard workers explains that wage agreements are valid, and that graciously paying more is the owner's discretion. Political middlemen need not apply.
Sources Referenced:
Nancy Luna, "Fast-food workers will make $20 an hour in California. Here's why Panera Bread was exempted from the new law," Business Insider, September 29, 2023.
Sara Chernikoff, "California Pizza Huts lay off all delivery drivers ahead of minimum wage increase," USA Today, Updated December 28, 2023.
Grace Dean, "Fast-food restaurants in California are laying off workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage hike," Business Insider, March 27, 2024.
Anna Schier, "Prices Spike At In-N-Out, Burger King And More With $20 Minimum Wage," Patch, April 8, 2024.
Sara Chernikoff, "McDonald's, Chipotle to raise prices in California as minimum wage increases for workers," USA Today, Updated November 3, 2023.
California Assembly Bill No. 1228
"Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Boosting Wages & Supporting Workers," California Governor Gavin Newsom, September 28, 2023, news video, 38:38 to 39:05.
"Gavin Newsom addresses Panera Bread controversy," NBC4, March 2, 2024, news video, 1:35 to 2:06.
Scriptures Referenced:
Amos 3:3
Leviticus 25:14
Matthew 20:1-15
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In an interview on April 1, Richard Dawkins gave an "Easter message" in an interview.
Expressing his concern about the spread of Islam in the UK, Dawkins called himself a "cultural Christian." He likes to live in a "Christian culture" but he is "not a believer" and doesn't "believe a word of the Christian faith."
While some claim this is a "change" from Dawkins' past, I remain skeptical.
Let's look at some verses in the Bible to see if claiming to be a "cultural Christian" makes one a "Christian" in any meaningful way.
Sources Referenced:
Rachel Johnson, "Richard Dawkins: I'm a Cultural Christian," LBC, April 1, 2024, educational video, 0:00 to 2:51, https://youtu.be/2UElC_YZ0Eo.
Scriptures Referenced:
Acts 10:34-35
James 2:9
Hebrews 11:1-3,6
Acts 4:18-20
Luke 6:46
Matthew 15:8-9
Romans 8:9
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Christ is King!
This statement has become controversial in the last week. Instead of arguing over the politics of it, I talk about the doctrines of Jesus Christ that make Him king:
Christ is King because of the TrinityChrist is King because of the Incarnation (which depends on the Trinity)Christ is King because of substitutionary atonement (which depends on the incarnation)Christ is King because of the resurrection (which depends on substitutionary atonement)
Scriptures Referenced:
Psalm 110:1
Matthew 28:18-19
1 Corinthians 12:3-11
Isaiah 45:22-23
Philippians 2:5-11
Isaiah 53:10-12
Hebrews 2:14-18
Acts 2:30-36
1 Peter 3:18-22
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
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I talk about how some current news items reflect an unbiblical crusade against the intuitions of human nature.
We all know the Ten Commandments make perfect sense for both personal virtue and a flourishing society. However, we also recognize how the Fall of man tempts us to yield to base desires.
The philosophies of world that we see all around us in the news try to subject the human nature that reflects the image of God to the whims of base desires. They try make people fight over who gets to satisfy their own base desires at the expense of others.
We should not lose heart as we know our labor is not in vain, and Jesus Christ as the law giver will return and set things straight.
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Chelsea and I recall a few Sunday School stories from the Bible that demonstrate a running theme: they all required courage to trust God with results.
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