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Claims about the Church of England’s demise are exaggerated | Letters

Rev Stephen Gardner and Paul R Baines respond to an article by Simon Jenkins Simon Jenkins makes his annual impassioned plea for the Church of England to be disestablished, quoting the dreadful fal...

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Should Pastors Write Books? 4 Questions to Consider

All eyes were on me while I searched for the words. I was interviewing for a pastoral role when a church elder asked, “I see you’ve published a lot of articles. How do you plan to keep writing whi...

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A Half-Right Theology? Examining John Mark Comer’s View of God

Until last year, I hadn’t heard of John Mark Comer. But something has shifted. Everyone now seems to be reading his books, listening to his podcast, or running his branded spiritual formation progr...

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Nicholas Carr: Why Social Media Has Made Us So Anti-Social

There’s a simple reason that fake stories get more attention on social media than real ones. They’re more surprising. By the time the truth gets out, no one seems to care. And what happens when mac...

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From Middle-earth to Asheville: How Tolkien Can Help Us Navigate Chaos

As a Bible teacher in western North Carolina, I often encourage my students to spend time outdoors, talking to God. Nature is evidence of God’s handiwork and an aid to prayer and praise. But how do...

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Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch review – crises for Christianity and democracy

The Atlantic contributor frets about religion, politics and America – and the questions he poses are existential“What happens to our liberal democracy if American Christianity is no longer able, or...

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Union with Christ: A Key Doctrine for Global Partnerships

Union with Christ forms the webbing that holds together everything else Paul says. It forms the canvas on which Paul paints a picture of the Christian life. Behind all his magisterial teaching—incl...

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Editor’s Pick: 7 Books on Pastoral Ministry

Imposter syndrome is real. Many highly qualified people in fields like medicine, sports, and teaching experience a sense of anxiety that despite their degrees and experience, they simply aren’t com...

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Even Prince William doesn’t attend church – it’s time for a new Reformation | Simon Jenkins

The UK is now a secular nation and the Church of England should no longer be one of the central pillars of stateThe national church “of England” has been meeting this week in London and is in turmo...

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Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue

Allegations of fraud against Gisella Cardia, who drew pilgrims by claiming statue wept tears of bloodEurope live – latest updatesA self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Ro...

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What to Do After You Swipe Right: Wisdom for Online Dating

I met and married my wife, Crystal, in the most old-fashioned way possible. We went to the same high school. Our church youth groups went to the same Christian summer camp. We went on our first dat...

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Herman Bavinck Harmonizes Faith and Reason

When Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) delivered a lecture series seeking to identify the main problems that plague modern thought, he argued that attempts to separate faith from knowledge explain some of...

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Anger Management in Islam Through The Quran and Sunnah

Anger is a natural emotion that every individual experiences at some point. However, if uncontrolled, anger can lead to harmful actions that disrupt relationships, work, and personal well-being. In...

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Were the Puritans Hypocrites? Christianity and the Atrocities of Early America

For many generations, historians tended to emphasize the Puritans’ piety, faithfulness, and zeal for liberty—and how these virtues shaped the American experiment—while ignoring atrocities they comm...

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Marketing Jesus: The Promise and Peril of ‘He Gets Us’

“Just do it.” “Obey your thirst.” “Never stop exploring.” History loves a three-word marketing slogan. The best ones burrow deep into our cultural psyche and create sentimental bonds between us an...

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I was a evangelical Christian for 35 years – until my transgressive big sister gave me the courage to break free | Josie McSkimming

My sister Dorothy Porter was a bohemian, gay poet; I was a respectable church handmaiden. But she cracked the door open for me to start seeing the world differentlyGet our weekend culture and lifes...

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