Shortly before shooting his teacher in his class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Va., last month, a troubled 6-year-old boy allegedly showed his mother's gun to another student and threatened to shoot him if he told anyone, per a notice of claim filed on behalf of the injured teacher. The three-page notice of claim written by Diane Toscano, the attorney for the injured 25-year-old teacher, Abigail Zwerner, details a history of violent behavior from the first grader toward her client and other teachers and students before the shooting. Toscano also shows how the schools' now removed Assistant Principal Ebony Parker failed to seriously treat warnings that the student had a gun prior to the shooting, with the claim maintaining that Parker was warned "three different times ... by concerned teachers or employees that the shooter had a gun on him at school." Read more.

Jeff Younger, the Texas father whose custody battle with his ex-wife made headlines as a result of her efforts to get their twin son to identify as a girl, recently revealed that his ex-wife began to attempt to get the young boy to transition when he was just 2 years old. During a "Timcast IRL" podcast episode on Friday night, Younger explained, "Starting [at] about 2 years old, my ex-wife decided to transition my son to a girl. I told her she couldn't do that. She forced me out of my house, filed for divorce and then began to really in earnest try to transition my son." Footage recorded by Younger of his son, James, at age 3 shows the boy repeating what he said his mother had told him. "I'm a girl," James stated, because his "Mommy" told him so. James also told his father that his mother, who is not the biological mother of the boys, painted his nails and had him wear dresses. Younger also shared that his ex-wife would put James in time-outs and say things like, "Don't be a boy. The monsters only eat boys." A GiveSendGo campaign called "Save James" says that the funds raised will go toward stopping the social and medical transition of James, as well as to help pass a law "prohibiting social and medical interventions like this on children." Read more.

Hedieh Mirahmadi, a formerly devout Muslim and founder of Resurrect Ministry, discusses how parents can positively influence children who have or are contemplating conversion to Islam. Mirahmadi, who notes that two-thirds of American young adults have withdrawn from church involvement after being active as children and teens, asserts that unexplained biblical doctrines result in many young women, in particular, questioning Christianity. "Unfortunately, when young women present these questions to their parents or Bible teachers, they are often brushed aside and told, 'we believe these things by faith.' It is a wholly inappropriate response to earnest questions about doctrine for which we have perfectly sound answers," she says. Mirahmadi also points to parents' hypocrisy and immorality, as well as young adults' lack of a personal relationship with Jesus as reasons they ultimately turn from the Christian faith. To combat these issues, Mirahmadi calls on believers to study and defend the Gospel, pay attention to their behaviors to ensure they are positively influencing those around them, and to continue to pray for and love those who have converted to Islam and be Christlike examples ready to welcome them back. Read more.

In this editorial, Dr. Michael Brown discusses how Satan is continuing to reveal himself more clearly in culture and society. From drag queens to the recent Hell-themed performance at the Grammy Awards, "it's as if Satan is coming out in full force, red tights and all—if not literally, then metaphorically," Brown writes. However, this could signal good news for believers as the greater the darkness, the clearer our light is seen. "And don’t be surprised if, in the days ahead, in front of your very eyes, you witness scenes as if taken straight out of the Bible where, in broad daylight, visibly demonized people get set free in Jesus' name—dramatically, gloriously, and in full public view," Brown concludes. Read more.

The Gospel Coalition has announced the launch of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, an initiative designed to help pastors, young people and other Christian leaders adapt to a "post-Christendom culture." The center, which was named in honor of pastor and author Tim Keller, "will not just do evangelism; it'll do formation," Keller said in a video announcing the initiative, adding, "I think it also, 20 years from now, hopefully, it'll close that back door so that more young people are coming into the Church than are leaving. And that's our hope for what change and difference the Keller Center could make to the Church." Read more.

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Michael Crawford, the executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, has resigned in response to the organization becoming aware of "marital indiscretions." Crawford was also terminated as a vice president with a Southern Baptist Convention's missions agency. A letter addressed to the network's member churches informing them of Crawford's registration cited "moral failure involving marital indiscretions," noting that such actions "[disqualify] him from this position." Crawford was appointed to the role last March. Associate Executive Director Tom Stolle will serve as interim executive director until a permanent replacement for Crawford is named. Read more.

A Syrian newborn with her umbilical cord still attached was rescued alive after being found buried underneath large chunks of rubble in the aftermath of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday. The newborn was the sole survivor from her immediate family after the quake flattened their family home in the northern rebel-held Syrian town of Jindayris, Agence France-Presse reports. Relative Khalil al-Suwadi told the outlet that the baby's parents and siblings did not make it out alive but that they "heard a voice" while digging and discovered the infant among the debris. Pediatrician Hani Maarouf told AFP that the baby arrived at a clinic in the nearby town of Afrin in bad condition but is now stable. "She had several bruises and lacerations all over her body. She also arrived with hypothermia because of the harsh cold. We had to warm her up and administer calcium," Maarouf explained. Due to a concerning bruise on the baby's back, the doctor said they need to determine whether there is a problem with her spinal cord, though they noted that the baby has been moving her legs and arms normally. Read more.

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