The Daily Docket (5/5/2014)

Texas Abortion Clinics are Going Out of Business— “I can’t find anyone to deliver water or resurface the parking lot, because they’re against abortion. I can’t get someone to fix a leak in the roof,” said Amy Hagstrom Miller, CEO of Whole Women’s Health.

Intellectual Discipleship— “A failure of Christian thinking is a failure of discipleship, for we are called to love God with our minds.”

What is Cinco de Mayo?— “It originated with Mexican-American communities in the American West as a way to commemorate the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War, and today the date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.”

Eight Reasons Why It’s Easier Not To Attend Church— I resisted pasting the entire article here, but this is Rainer’s fifth reason: “Churches do not emphasize involvement in groups as much as they did in the past. Simply stated, if a person is only involved in the worship services, he or she is likely to leave the church within a few years or even months. But those involved in groups, such as home groups or Sunday school classes, have natural accountability. They also have stronger relationships to other church members that engender more frequent attendance.” GO READ THIS ARTICLE!