The Age of Designer Babies has arrived. "Scientists at Columbia University have edited the DNA of early human embryos with unprecedented accuracy, an achievement that could open the way to babies engineered with particular characteristics. The prospect has fueled controversy for years. On the one hand, the technology might one day enable parents to safely repair disease-causing mutations in embryos. But it might also be used to select desired traits — a practice that some eth

Resuming on June 14 (Lord Willing) - The Mission at Takara Bible Study is back for another summer! We'll be using a new curriculum from Rob Hurlburt - "John the Baptist - The Greatest! The Least?" - which is an eleven week series based on one verse - Matthew 11:11 (ESV): "Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." We'll run (lord willing!) through

Invited by a friend? Start here. Thursday mornings at 6:30 AM , a group of men meets at Lakeview Bible Church for something simple and real. We start with a short, practical 15–30 minute talk , then break into small table groups for honest conversation—and wrap up on time. Hot coffee. No pressure to talk. No pressure to have it all together. Rob Hurlburt and Gabe Castillo help lead one of the tables. We already have a tight group of men—and we’re making room for more. W

My Brothers in Christ — Last night in the middle of the Super Bowl I received a call from Texas Supreme Court Justice John Devine and I shared with him in a 24 minute conversation what I am sharing with you now. MEN OF GOD - WAKE UP! While you have been asleep, a new law in Texas (SB 833) has taken affect that mandates insurance coverage for (unrestricted) IVF, which, as of now legally allows for the following: GENDER SELECTION – this means you can choose if you want a boy

Lesley Stahl from CBS/60 minutes freaked out a bit after Dr. Singer made this claim. I feel like absolutely no one in the Church or the pulpit is talking about what could be civilizational destruction. What happens to the nuclear family when EVERYONE is choosing IVF? A world without genetic defects, yes, but could it be that God's Design is, in fact, the overall best for us? Please check out our new Vision for IVF Reform in 2026 at TakeUp.Org/2026 . "Dr. Tomer Singer, a fe