A Decision or a New Birth, and other links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• A Decision or a New Birth -- “To believe in Christ is to receive Him, but believing in Christ is not a mere decision one makes as he makes scores of other decisions in life.”
• Biographies of Baptists related to the FBFI -- “Mostly links to books you can buy, with a PDF or two.”
• Great Resignation sets off ‘vicious cycle’: As more people quit, exhausted colleagues also head for the exit -- “The departure of so many colleagues is leaving employees who have stayed with their companies struggling to handle more work and wondering whether they’re earning enough to make it worthwhile.”
• Hog wanders into Texas roadway at night, causing fatal car crash, Texas officials say -- “...feral hogs reside in almost every county in Texas, except El Paso County, the state’s westernmost territory, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.”
• Mayo Clinic Study: Americans with J&J COVID Vaccine 3.7 Times More Likely to Develop Blood Clots Than Average Person -- “At 15 days after vaccination, the researchers found 8.65 cases per 100,000 person-years. That rate is 3.7 times higher than the rate researchers found during their 14-year analysis of the general population.”
• Must Churches Follow Mask Mandates? -- “Moral authority and moral obligation are two sides of one coin. So it is in every domain. I’m obligated to obey you only as far as God has authorized you.”
• Old Baptist Books -- “Links to history and other books written by older Baptists.”
• On Pastoral Tenure as Covenant -- “An employer/employee model that is driven by consumeristic expectations fundamentally lacks the virtues of grace that should define the church’s life together.”
• Sample Request for Religious Accommodation -- “Liberty Council sample request to apply for religious accommodation related to the Covid-19 vaccine.”
• Scripture Song Book -- “Contained in the pages of this book are Scriptures that have been put to music. Most of the Scriptures are sung word for word.”
• Steer clear of social media quizzes -- “The creators of these quizzes...want everyone to engage whimsically with them. Because in truth, many are phishing attempts at your personal data.”
• Students Walk Out After District Reportedly Covered Up Rape -- “Leaked emails from May 28 show that county officials knew about the attacks and said nothing to their constituents.”
• The King James Bible: The Monarch of all Books! -- “Until relatively recently, the King James Version was what English-speaking people meant when they spoke of ‘the Bible.’”
• Thomas Armitage: Baptist Pastor, Historian, and Leader -- “Thomas Armitage’s ministry defied common wisdom. His English birth, his parents’ untimely death, and his Methodist rearing all made it unlikely that he would become one of the most influential Baptist pastors in nineteenth‐century America.”
• UK study finds vaccinated people easily transmit Delta variant in households --“ Our findings provide important insights into...why the Delta variant is continuing to cause high COVID-19 case numbers around the world, even in countries with high vaccination rates.”
• ‘We Got to Take These M*********ers Out’: Professor Says of White People -- “The idea that there is more differences between groups than there is between individuals is actually the fundamental racist idea.”
• What We Lose When We Lose Thomas Jefferson -- “It’s no coincidence that former Council member (now Assemblyman) Charles Barron, who began the campaign to remove the Jefferson statue twenty years ago, is among the most antisemitic figures in city politics.”
• Who is Primarily A Cappella? -- “We are an independent music company specializing in vocal music with an emphasis on vocal harmony.”