| Weekly briefing: George Floyd's death, Jon Steingard leaves faith, Trump's order against social media censorship | | | We've compiled the top stories of the week. Here's what you need to know: | George Floyd’s death sparks outrage, protests nationwide | The death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who begged for his life as a police officer kept his knee pinned to Floyd’s neck, sparked national outrage this week, with protests turning violent over the last few days. | | | “Sick to my stomach after watching video of police taking the life of #GeorgeFloyd I’m sure some say ‘well, you need to see the whole video.’ But context won’t change what I feel deep in my spirit right now. What I just saw is WRONG and EVIL on every level.” — Christian artist Matthew West | | | The officer, Derek Chauvin, who was fired along with three others, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter Friday. | | | Christian artists, bandmates respond to Jon Steingard renouncing faith | | | | | “WE are called to Love one another unconditionally, as God loves us. We should also encourage and challenge one another in our Faith, seeking truth.” — Hawk Nelson | Trump signs executive order to punish social media censorship | | | He called out platforms like Twitter, saying they are not neutral when they engage in “editorial decisions” to edit, suppress or ban content. | The order comes as many Christian individuals and organizations voiced concerns about their posts being censored. | Ill. eases restrictions on religious services after churches appeal to Supreme Court | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Evangelism 101 students complete unconventional service projects to share the Gospel | |  Hannah Ulrich filled plastic eggs with candy and printed Scripture verses and delivered them around her neighborhood on Easter Sunday. | liberty.edu | | The coronavirus pandemic made the transition to fully online education a challenge for Liberty University residential students, including many students taking the school’s required Christian Life and Evangelism course. The course, required for all incoming freshmen, teaches students the basic fundamentals of servant evangelism and how to share the Gospel with non-believers. Assignments involve students sharing the Gospel with a non-believer and serving a non-believer in a tangible way in the name of Jesus. Evangelism professor Dr. David Wheeler said he didn’t panic when state guidelines for social distancing were announced in mid-March and students still had these assignments to complete. “My first response was, ‘OK God, you’re in control and there’s something here you want to do, and we just have to figure it out,’” he said. “We don’t have a choice and we can’t change it, so let’s just make this the best we possibly can.” |  | | Wheeler said he immediately began brainstorming ideas with his graduate assistants, student workers, and fellow ministry associates. The team created a running list of servant evangelism ideas that it shared with the students, including buying groceries for elderly neighbors, writing encouraging notes with gift cards for essential workers, donating blood, and providing free child care for families of essential workers. “We started thinking, ‘Well, we’re at home and we can’t do anything else, so why don’t we get involved in helping our neighbors?’” Wheeler said. Read More |
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