(Harbinger's Daily) John F. MacArthur, the pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, for more than 56 years, died on July 14 after being hospitalized with pneumonia. MacArthur, an author of nearly 400 books and Scripture study guides, was 86.

Grace to You, MacArthur’s Biblical resource distribution ministry, announced his passing on X.

“Our hearts are heavy, yet rejoicing, as we share the news that our beloved pastor and teacher John MacArthur has entered into the presence of the Savior,” the ministry posted. “This evening, his faith became sight. He faithfully endured until his race was run.”

(Life News) Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins denounced pro-abortion activists for allegedly celebrating the deaths of over 100 people in catastrophic central Texas floods, calling their actions “sickening” and a reflection of “evil” ideology. The comments follow reports of social media posts by some activists that reportedly mocked the tragedy as “deserved” due to Texas’ pro-life laws.

“There’s no way to sugarcoat this: The floods that have happened in central Texas are some of the worst I’ve ever seen,” Hawkins said. “Tragically, over 100 people have died, and countless more have been affected.” She highlighted the loss at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River, where 27 campers and counselors perished, with five campers and one counselor still unaccounted for.

(Washington Stand) “ICE is trash” announced the hand-written note, placed atop a pile of garbage, dumped on an ICE officer’s front lawn. Another vulgar note threatened the officer by name. Such personal intimidation of law enforcement officers is part of an escalating trend of violence, as the left-wing agitators that pitched BLM riots five summers ago now direct their inappropriate ire against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency tasked with enforcing federal immigration law.

After failing to deter ICE law enforcement efforts through mass rioting in Los Angeles, lawless radicals have adopted tactics that might be called more “sophisticated,” although they remain just as sinister. “Criminals have posted fliers in officers’ neighborhoods, that includes their name, address, pictures of them and their families,” warned the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

(Harbinger's Daily) What do you call a terrorist with a fancy title and an expensive suit? A terrorist.

Unfortunately, many of the world’s leaders forgot this truth, including President Donald Trump who called former al-Qaeda leader and Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a “young, attractive guy” before lifting U.S. sanctions on the regime. Making the transition from terror to legitimacy takes more than a change of clothes. It takes a change of heart. Al-Sharaa has shown throughout his time in power, and especially this last week, that his heart is still as dark as it has ever been.

(The Federalist) Under the shadow of the European Union’s Digital Services Act censorship regime, Europeans already face fines, raids, and arrests for their social media posts, but starting July 1, the Code of Conduct on Disinformation has the force of law. The once-voluntary “code,” a 56-page document that spells out censorship strategies, is now an enforceable “benchmark” that the EU can use to measure tech companies’ censorship regimes.

The Code requires large online platforms to meet “tougher transparency and auditing obligations aimed at stamping out disinformation,” according to Tech Policy Press. Previously, the Code operated as a “self-regulatory framework” for tech companies before the EU “endorsed” its “integration” into the DSA.

(Washington Stand) In the wake of the Trump administration’s announcement last week that it would not be releasing all the materials related to the prosecution of deceased billionaire financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — after apparently finding no evidence of an “incriminating ‘client list’” — experts and Republican lawmakers are urging the administration to conduct a full release of the “Epstein Files” in order to achieve complete transparency over the years-long controversy.

Epstein, who had a long history of accusations of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls stretching back to the early 2000s and had extensive political connections with former President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, President Donald Trump, and many other powerful figures, was at the center of an explosive scandal that broke in July 2019 when he was arrested by the FBI and NYPD over charges of sex trafficking minors.

(Washington Stand) Last week, a Christian pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana found himself fired from his job at the local public library after he refused to use the preferred pronouns of a coworker who identified as the opposite sex. The firing occurred despite a growing legal precedent supporting the free speech rights of those who say they cannot be forced to utter language that they believe is wrong.

On July 7, Luke Ash, who serves as lead pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, had a conversation with a coworker at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library about an individual who was in training. After being informed that the female individual preferred to be called “he,” Ash continued to use biologically accurate pronouns in reference to her. When Ash’s coworker attempted to “correct” him into using the individual’s preferred pronouns, the pastor declined to use them. After being reprimanded by his supervisor for violating the library’s code of conduct, Ash received notice that his job was terminated on July 10.

(The Federalist) Christian social media was stunned when Fixer Upper darlings Chip and Joanna Gaines revealed the cast of their new HBO Max series, Back to the Frontier. Among the three families heading back to the 1880s life is a same-sex male couple raising surrogate-born twin boys.

Other than the matching rugs in my kitchen and dining room, I’ve had little connection to the world of Magnolia. But I knew they were supposed to be the stand-out Christian stars — refusing to compromise or lash out when their pastor came under fire in 2016 for defending biblical marriage. So I assumed the gay pair was some kind of oversight. Maybe rogue producers snuck the couple in, or casting did a switcheroo.

Nope.