It’s Tuesday, July 15th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Kevin Swanson
Sudanese Christians in the crosshairs
Sudanese Christian churches are being systematically destroyed by military forces.
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a persecution watchdog, the Rapid Support Forces bombed the Sudanese Episcopal Church, the African Inland Church, and the Roman Catholic Church in Al-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur State just last month.
And the Sudan Armed Forces destroyed a Pentecostal church complex in Khartoum last week.
Persecuted Chinese church perseveres
Chinese Pastor Wang Yi’s church has continued moving ahead despite their pastor’s arrest and 9-year-prison sentence.
According to China Aid director, Bob Fu, they have planted two additional churches, Praise God that the Chinese House Church movement is growing.
That’s not the only thing growing. So is the homeschooling movement, reports World Magazine in an article entitled, “Hard choices ahead for homeschoolers in China.”
Kentucky church shooter killed 2 women, wounded policeman
The suspect in a church shooting in Lexington, Kentucky, has been identified as 47-year-old Guy House.
An aspiring rapper, House shot a police officer and killed two women at Richmond Road Baptist Church, before he was shot down by police officers. The wounded police officer is recovering.
Two other church members were also wounded in the shooting, reports The-Independent.com.
Revelation 13:10 leaves us this promise: “He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.”
Pro-perversion and pro-abortion European group targets Christians
The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights has issued a report attacking the Christian faith. It was funded by George Soros and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The report cites the enemy, by listing Christian people and organizations who represent traditional Christian values.
Paul Coleman, Director of Alliance Defending Freedom International, called the report “a thinly veiled attempt to silence ideological opponents under the guise of academic research,” reports Hungary Today.
Bitcoin doubled in value in one year
The value of one Bitcoin has topped $120,000, reports NBC News. That’s almost exactly double what it was just a year ago, and twelve times the value of five years ago.
Gold is up 40% over a year ago, and silver is up 28%.
Ground beef hit $6.67 a pound on a national basis last week. That’s a 3-fold increase from where it was in 2010 at $2.20 a pound.
And the size of the national herd of cows has dropped to 86.7 million head. That’s the lowest level since 1951.
Russia using 3,450 drones against Ukraine per month
Russia has stepped up its drone attacks on Ukraine since the beginning of the year, now averaging 3,450 drones per month. That’s up from about 1,000 drones per month in 2024.
A total of 136 drones were counted Sunday night over Ukraine.
President Donald Trump announced yesterday, the United States would be providing more Patriot missiles to Ukraine, for shooting down Russian missiles.
Judge blocks defunding of Planned Parenthood in new law
A federal district judge has arbitrarily blocked the defunding of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.
Judge Indira Talwani’s order purports to force the Trump administration to defy a federal law passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the President.
Supreme Court gives Trump green light to dismantle Dept of Education
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court issued a decision allowing for the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, reports NBC News.
In a 6-3 vote, the high court allows for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to fire 1,400 employees — amounting to about half of the department workforce. Trump’s 2026 budget funds 2,179 employees compared to 4,099 working during the 2024 fiscal year.
More young adults lean Republican
Young people are moving Republican.
A new Yale Youth Poll finds 18 to 21-year-olds leaning Republican by 12 points, while the older group of 22 to 29-year-olds still favor Democrats by 6.4 points.
Trump reflects on assassination attempt anniversary
Yesterday, President Donald Trump reminisced on how his life was saved from the assassin’s bullet a year ago in this exchange with a reporter.
REPORTER: “On this one year anniversary of Butler, what was going through your mind this morning when you woke up. I know that you’re praising God you’re alive, but a lot of people want to know how you’ve taken this day on this one year anniversary.”
TRUMP: “God was protecting me, maybe because God wanted to see our country do better, or do really well, make America great again. But God was protecting me, Brian, I’ll tell you. I have a job to do, so I don’t like to think about it much. It’s a little bit of a dangerous profession, being President.”
Proverbs 19:21 reminds us of God’s sovereign hand over all of our doings: “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
What are the most and least rewarding college disciplines?
What’s the best bang for the college enrollment buck?
A recent study found that for best starting pay and employment numbers, Civil engineering, Construction Services, Aerospace Engineering, and Nursing are the best majors.
By contrast, Anthropology, Sociology, and Fine Arts are the worst for starting pay.
Pastor John MacArthur died
And finally, this just in.
Pastor John MacArthur has passed on to glory, reports The Christian Post.
Recognized worldwide, as a definitive leader among conservative Evangelicals and reformed Christianity, Pastor John led Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California for 56 years. Remarkably, he authored nearly 400 book titles.
He preached the authority of Scripture and was defiant in the face of ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns.
The MacArthur Study Bible sold two million copies, and his commentary series sold another one million copies. Master’s Seminary, over which John MacArthur presided, enrolls 700 men, and his sermons are still heard over 1,000 radio stations across America through the Grace to You ministry.
Listen as he eloquently explains the spiritual significance of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross.
MacARTHUR: “Second Corinthians 5:21 – ‘He made Him who knew no sin, sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.’ Let me unpack those 15 Greek words. He, God, made Jesus sin. What do you mean He made Jesus sin? Only in one sense. He treated him as if He had committed every sin ever committed by every person who would ever believe, though, in fact, he committed none of them.
“Hanging on the cross, He was holy, harmless, undefiled. Hanging on the cross, he was a spotless lamb. He was never, for a split second, a sinner. He is holy God on the cross, but God is treating him — I’ll put it more practically — as if He lived my life. God punished Jesus for my sin, turns right around and treats me as if I lived His life.
“That’s the great doctrine of substitution. And on that doctrine turned the whole reformation of the church. That is the heart of the Gospel.
“And what you get is complete forgiveness, covered by the righteousness of Jesus Christ. When He looks at the cross, He sees you. When He looks at you, He sees Christ.”
On the Grace to You ministry’s X account, they posted, “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. This evening, his faith became sight.”
Pastor John is survived by his wife, Patricia Smith MacArthur; children Matt, Mark, Marcy, and Melinda; 15 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was 86 years old at his death.
And we may add, Pastor John MacArthur was a big encouragement to the Generations Ministry and our publications ministry over the last few years.
Psalm 116:15 says, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.”
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And that’s The Worldview on this Tuesday, July 15th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.