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Ross Douthat Breaks Down Barriers to Faith

How do you convince someone of the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Christian faith when you cannot draw on basic religiosity that has been shared by most civilizations throughout human history? ...

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Break Shame’s Chains Through Christ

An older friend once told me the story of a girl he dated for three years. (I’ll call my friend “John” and his girlfriend “Sue” for this story.) John and Sue were close and on track to get married...

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Student Athlete, Receive the Affirmation of a Better Father

Recently, I facilitated a discussion about motivation for a group of college football players. Football requires extreme sacrifice. To compete, a young man must dedicate his time to training and sa...

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Church of England scandals stoke fears of mutiny as synod talks loom

Demoralised clergy speak of church in freefall and crisis of trust in run-up to governing body meetingMutiny may be in the air when the Church of England’s normally staid ruling body, the General S...

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Trump’s taskforce order is latest in efforts to boost Christian nationalism

President takes aim at agencies such as FBI and IRS in executive order cracking down on ‘anti-Christian bias’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is reigniting his alliance with the Christ...

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‘Tumultuous, to say the least’ week for New Orleans archbishop amid multiple scandals

Archbishop’s moves to give himself more power over food bank amid latest storm to envelope his church leaves board member asking: ‘Why are we here?’By New Orleans’ Catholic archbishop Gregory Aymon...

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In Divine Missions, God Gives Us Himself

Christianity’s central character is a divine person who has come down to earth. This isn’t a unique claim. Mythology is full of divine and celestial beings who visit our world, from Zeus to Thor to...

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The Sports Betting House Always Wins. Who Loses? We Do.

I was a student-athlete at Auburn University in the late 1990s, and one of our preseason meetings was about the dangers of gambling, specifically sports betting. We were warned about its connection...

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Get a Better Definition of Freedom

When modern Americans talk about freedom, we tend to mean freedom from constraint. Our Supreme Court provided one of the clearest statements of this late American sense of freedom in its infamous d...

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Country diary: Rituals and redwings in a hedgerow communion | Rev Simon Lockett

Bredwardine, Golden Valley, Herefordshire: Sixty people have turned out for this annual event to celebrate St Brigid’s Day and the first day of Gaelic spring. It’s one of our most popular services ...

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‘Practicing the Way’ in the Church: Analyzing the Comer Option

“Protestant circles need a new pedagogical strategy,” Carl Trueman recently claimed. “It is striking that in the New Testament and in the early second century (see, for example, the Didache) Christ...

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Develop the Art of Being an Associate Pastor

Once we’ve built the theological and spiritual foundations of associate-pastor ministry, we can turn to the practical dynamics of serving fruitfully while being “second.” While understanding our po...

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5 Key Benefits of Premarital Counseling for Muslims in Canada

Marriage is a cornerstone of life in Islam, offering companionship, mutual support, and a path to spiritual growth. However, building and maintaining a successful marriage requires more than love—i...

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Country diary: A night of renewal before the start of Celtic spring | Mary Montague

Rotten Mountain, Co Fermanagh: It is tradition to come together and make St Brigid’s crosses on this night. And with Storm Éowyn causing havoc, it felt especially important to mark the changing of ...

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California’s End of Life Option: ‘An Awful Way to Die’

“Imagine dying without pain and suffering, peacefully, in a dignified, controlled manner, on your terms, on a date and at a time of your choosing,” reads the advertisement for an information sessio...

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On My Shelf: Life and Books with Ian Harber

On My Shelf helps you get to know various writers through a behind-the-scenes glimpse into their lives as readers. I asked Ian Harber—author of Walking Through Deconstruction: How to Be a Companio...

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The God Who Grants New Birth (John 3:1–15)

In this lecture, Don Carson exposits John 3, explaining how spiritual birth is a transformative power from God that brings moral and spiritual change. Carson emphasizes the connection between this ...

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Podcasting for Personal Piety: An Interview with Bob Thune

When churches gather for worship, we typically follow a rhythm—or liturgy—of call and response. Whether you’re part of a free-church tradition or a more liturgical one, you’ve probably noticed this...

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‘10 Takeaways’ from the Life and Ministry of Jim Shaddix

Jim Shaddix, my father in ministry and one of the most faithful followers of Jesus and preachers of God’s Word I’ve ever known or heard, went to be with the Lord on February 1, 2025, after a yearlo...

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The Myth of Liberal Neutrality

Some have called our time the “late-modern” era. We’re living in the twilight of modernism: that great cultural and political movement that birthed the Industrial Revolution, the scientific revolut...

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Gen Z, Fight ‘Brain Rot’ by Reading Books

When I was a senior in high school, I admitted myself into rehab. Not the kind with fluorescent lights and group therapy but a self-prescribed rehab from my constant companion: my phone. My phone ...

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