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‘Ambition beyond words’: How Siena’s art revolution brought heaven down to earth

Before the Black Death devastated Siena, the city thrummed with energy, expressed in art and architecture designed to dazzle its audience – and which still astonishes 800 years laterIf you want to ...

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What Ever Happened to ‘Acts of God’?

In the insurance and business worlds, you’ll hear people refer to “acts of God.” This phrase often appears in contracts to limit liability for injuries, damages, and losses caused by events outside...

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On My Shelf: Life and Books with Louis Markos

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Louis Markos—professor of English at Houston Christianity University and ...

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Italian priest close to the pope was target of high-level surveillance, he reveals

Italian government under pressure to address issue after number of people working together to protect migrants also spied onAn Italian priest who has a close relationship with Pope Francis and was ...

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The Day of Atonement as the Return to Eden

The Lord God created the first couple, Adam and Eve, to know fellowship and communion with him in the garden of Eden. Tragically, the Serpent deceived Eve, and Adam willfully ate fruit from “the tr...

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Even the Soviet Gulag Couldn’t Keep the Gospel Down

Living in Russia at the end of the 1990s, a handful of years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, was both an eye-opening and heady experience for a young Christian historian like me. The archive...

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Kevin DeYoung Wants You to Take Your Daily Doctrine

I’ve never opened Gospelbound with a book blurb or endorsement. But I can’t say it better myself. “You hold in your hands a smorgasbord of theological delights. Daily Doctrine is at one a daily dev...

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‘We are very worried’: Conclave cast express concern for Pope Francis in health crisis

Italian actors Isabella Rossellini and Sergio Castellitto lead well-wishers at the Sag awards hoping the ailing pontiff makes a quick recoveryThe cast of papal election drama Conclave have expresse...

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Struggling with Impatience in Motherhood? Try Fasting.

I used to think of fasting as a spiritual practice for desperate situations—not for my typical struggles as a mom. But the days of caring for my two young girls at home were often punctuated by sim...

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Be Faithful over Little: A Different Vision for a Life That Counts

I don’t remember ever being allured by the prosperity gospel. By God’s grace, I grew up in churches that spoke regularly of Christ’s sufficiency amid suffering. I never thought following Jesus woul...

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Prepare Your People for Sunday

Do your members prioritize the Lord’s Day? Are they maximizing their time at church? In a hyperbusy age, we can serve our people by preparing them to come on Sundays ready to grow, ready to serve, ...

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You Aren’t Singing Just for God

Ephesians 5:19 calls Christians to address one another in song, but the closest many modern churches come to this is having worship leaders face their congregations. With our eyes fixed straight ah...

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5 Ways to Be Kind to Someone with Whom You Disagree

Kindness in dialogue is powerful, especially when we’re speaking with someone we disagree with. It opens up not only relational doors but intellectual doors. It helps us to like each other more and...

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Augustine’s ‘Ordo Amoris’ and Immigration Policy

Medieval Catholic theology and contemporary politics seem to be strange bedfellows according to a recent Associated Press report. The report covered a social media post Vice President JD Vance made...

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‘Severance’ and Pop Culture Visions of Hell

Three years after its first season became an award-winning hit, sci-fi drama Severance is back for a second season. Executive produced by Ben Stiller, the Apple TV+ show is a refreshingly original ...

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How to Honor Christ as Holy in Apologetics

Pastoring on a secular university campus, I use apologetics daily in my ministry. Occasionally, I’m asked what “school” or “method” I prefer to follow (classical, presuppositional, etc.), and I hav...

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You’ve (Probably) Never Heard These Black Christians’ Stories

In my second year of seminary, I began the first of two semesters of church history. I quickly realized I was learning a story of God’s people, but not the entire story of God’s people. Writing his...

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Work, Study, and Career Stress: Finding Relief Through Muslim Counseling in Canada

Imagine Amina, a young professional in Toronto, juggling demanding work hours and her MBA program. At home, she battles isolation, adjusting to life in a new country. Similarly, Bilal, a recent imm...

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Pastor, You Can Endure: 5 Reminders for When Ministry Is Hard

I’ve met a few people who walked across the United States. It would be easy for me to start a journey like that tomorrow, but I’d also quit tomorrow. Starting is easy. Endurance is the hard part. ...

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The God Who Dies and Lives Again (Matt. 27:27–51; John 20:24–28)

In this lecture, Don Carson explains the central role of Jesus’s death and resurrection in Christian theology, stressing that understanding these events is key to grasping the gospel. Carson contra...

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Jewish Miami Man Randomly Shoots Two Israelis He Hoped Were Palestinians

Jewish Miami Man Randomly Shoots Two Israelis He Hoped Were Palestinians

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