This week we begin looking at the letters of Archibald Alexander to those in the autumn of their lives. We have an enemy who whispers many lies that can be effective in slowing down the Christian’s pace or cause us to turn our eyes away from Christ.
One such lie is that when the body becomes frail and weak, we have nothing we can offer the local church. Nothing could be further from the truth. Those in the later years have a great deal to offer their local congregations and Alexander gives us some examples to look for.
Another lie leads to ungodly introspectiveness and false repentance. We can somberly look back at our lives, at the time wasted or sins committed and feel regret. But there is hope even in those circumstances. Christ can redeem even that. Alexander, in a very pastoral way, puts our gaze upon our only Hope, Christ Jesus.
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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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‘I Need Ammunition, Not A Ride’: A Profile of Moral and Political Courage In Ukraine as Brave Nation Continues to Hold Off Russia’s Invasion

PART 2
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Historic Day for Abortion Issue as Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act—Radical Pro-Abortion Legislation—Fails to Move Forward in U.S. Senate

LA TIMES (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
This Bill May be the Only Thing that Guarantees Women’s Reproductive Rights

PART 3
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What is Behind the “Women’s Health Protection Act?” A Bill Far More Radical Than Roe v. Wade and an Attempt at a Complete Reversal of Pro-Life Movement’s Progress of the Last Half Century

PART 4
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New Research Shows Half of U.S. Abortions Now Performed by Pill in Ominous Development for Life in the Womb

NEW YORK TIMES (PAM BELLUCK)
Abortion Pills Now Account for More Than Half of U.S. Abortions

LA TIMES (STEPHEN GROVES)
South Dakota Governor and Fellow Republicans Take Aim at Abortion Pills

PART 5
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Political Drama Played Out Before Our Eyes: President Joe Biden to Deliver First State of the Union Address and First Primary Election in Texas in Important Day for the American People

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