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W. Scott Lamb

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W. Scott Lamb is an author of biographies, literary agent and Baptist preacher. A native of St. Louis (go Cardinals!), he lives on a Tennessee hill outside of Nashville with his wife and six kids. Readers may email him at wscottlamb@gmail.com.

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FILE - In this July 30, 1965 file photo, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare Bill into law while former President Harry S. Truman, right, observes during a ceremony at the Truman Library in Independence, Mo. At rear are Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and former first lady Bess Truman. When Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law Americans 65 and older were the age group least likely to have health insurance. (AP Photo)

3 faith headlines for your Monday

Sarah Posner chronicles the evangelical-Trump relationship; Thomas Kidd explores the use of the "e" word; Trump stumps to end "the Johnson amendment"

July 25, 2016
In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, photo, the sun sets behind a McDonald's in Ebensburg, Pa. Starbucks and McDonalds told The Associated Press on July 18, 2016, that they're in the process of implementing technology to filter pornography from Wi-Fi connections at their stores. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

3 faith headlines

Will the "Johnson Amendment" end with a Trump White House?; can pro-life nurses keep their jobs?; McDonalds installs porn filters

July 19, 2016
Sen. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, is releasing "Federal Fumbles," a report that compiles some of the questionable and ridiculous projects on which the government has chosen to spend taxpayers' money. (Associated Press)

2 faith headlines

Prayer meeting in Cleveland; The path that brought Lankford to the Senate; Franklin Graham writes about America the beautiful

July 19, 2016
FILE - In this Friday, July 8, 2016 file photo, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, responds to questions about the police shootings during a news conference at City Hall in Dallas. Spokesman Matt Hirsch said Sunday that Abbott was in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Thursday when he was scalded in an accident involving hot water. He sustained "extensive second- and third-degree burns" on both legs below the knees and on both feet and could miss next week's Republican National Convention. Abbott held the press conference in Dallas on Friday, but didn't disclose being burned. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

3 faith stories for your Monday

The fortitude of Texas Governor Greg Abbott; Pastor Tony Evans on the American church; Donald Trump and Paula White

July 11, 2016
Actor Kevin Sorbo (Associated Press) **FILE**

3 faith headlines for your weekend

Kevin Sorbo on the crisis in America; Carl Trueman on intolerance of the diversity-crowd; Ed Stetzer on the American church

July 9, 2016
An Assyrian boy holds a poster during a sit-in for abducted Christians in Syria and Iraq, at a church in Sabtiyesh area east Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Islamic State militants snatched more hostages from homes in northeastern Syria over the past three days, bringing the total number of Christians abducted to over 220 in the one the largest hostage-takings by the extremist group, activists said Thursday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

3 faith headlines for your Thursday

The Philos Project leads a discussion on the disappearing church in Iraq and Syria; pro-life Democrats and the Hyde Amendment.

July 7, 2016
In this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 photo, burnt rubble lies on a staircase of a home destroyed by a fire in Detroit. Several houses owned by a church, which were recently renovated to house homeless people, were destroyed by the fire. (Salwan Georges/Detroit Free Press via AP) DETROIT NEWS OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT DETROIT FREE PRESS

To prove a point, should Christians let the house burn to the ground?

The kind of rationalization that would assume to let things burn in order to prove a point could be more devastating in the long-run. Count the cost even as character counts. There is a thin line between righteous and self-righteous, and it may be too soon in this race to tell. Wisdom ought to urge caution here. If a fire arrives at your front door, you might even allow a huckster and a cheat to carry the hose. Because while standing over the cinders of our nation may prove a point, it may not be the right one.

June 29, 2016
Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs" star Mike Rowe will appear as a witness before the Senate on Wednesday at a hearing titled "Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy," talking up the know-how and skill of American workers. (Discovery Channel) ** FILE **

3 faith headlines for your Wednesday

Mike Rowe on vocation and passion; David Lane on religious freedom in California; Ronnie Floyd on Christian's influencing leaders

June 29, 2016

Gary Miller, pastor to pastors, says, ‘It Is War!’

What was America's response after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? The President did not cloud the issue by reminding the nation that all Japanese were not to be blamed for the attack. He defended his nation. This nation was not led to hold candlelight vigils or to "Pray for Pearl Harbor." The nation was mobilized to defend themselves against an evil group of thugs who were intent on world domination.

June 22, 2016