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Character over Achievement: Gospel Culture with Paul Tripp

In this episode of You’re Not Crazy, Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry are joined by special guest Paul Tripp to discuss the pastoral dangers of pride, isolation, and reputation management, while highli...

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Who is Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop who angered Trump with inaugural sermon?

Budde, 65, asked president to ‘have mercy’ on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people in prayer service on TuesdayUS politics live – latest updatesThe Right Rev Mariann Edgar Budde made headlines this week af...

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Trump criticizes ‘nasty’ bishop who made pro-immigrant and LGBTQ+ plea

Mariann Edgar Budde’s inaugural prayer service sermon draws fury from conservatives as others praise her ‘courage’US politics live – latest updatesAfter a bishop at the National Cathedral prayer se...

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The ‘Surprising Rebirth’ at Oxford: Perspectives from a Graduate Student

Five years ago, I would have been embarrassed to say I was a Christian here at the University of Oxford. When I started my master’s program, I came mentally prepared for the ridicule I’d been told...

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The God Who Is Unfathomably Wise (Ps. 1)

In this lecture, Don Carson discusses two depictions of God in the Bible: the God who inspires worship from his people and the God who is unfathomably wise. He emphasizes the expression of these th...

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Why Is Christianity Good for Society? It’s Morally Beautiful.

At a recent (Christian) school event we attended as a family, I was intrigued to hear one administrator commend the faith to high schoolers. “It works,” he assured. “It really works.” I didn’t ex...

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Seeds of Religious Freedom: The 500th Anniversary of the Anabaptist Movement

As snow fell on Zurich’s narrow streets on January 21, 1525, a group of young Swiss reformers huddled inside Felix Manz’s home in the shadow of the Grossmünster cathedral. The air outside was froze...

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Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’

Sodalitium of Christian Life ended after investigation found sexual and spiritual abuses and financial mismanagementPope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholi...

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‘We need people to recognise the urgency’: Peterborough Cathedral faces financial ruin

Its dean has launched an emergency appeal to raise £300k by the end of March as costs climb to over £2m a yearBeneath the breathtaking oak ceiling of Peterborough Cathedral, on which images of king...

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Let Me Get Home Before Dark: Wisdom to Help Pastors Finish Well

Another high-profile pastor resigns in disgrace. For love of power or a fleeting season of forbidden pleasure, he forfeits his hard-earned reputation, his position of authority, and perhaps even hi...

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Benjamin Watson on Revival in College Football

In my work as a historian, I study and write about sports and Christianity in America. My first book is all about the ways that Christians, for more than a century, have been eagerly engaging in sp...

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The Art of Pastoral Care

Pastoral ministry is far more than preaching. Pastors are fundamentally shepherds, which means we’re called to care for particular sheep. How can we do that well? In this episode of The Everyday P...

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All My Sins Are Washed Away: The Glory of Expiation

The small things in life often bring the most joy. One of those small things is a hot shower after playing soccer in the driving rain and freezing cold. I arrive home caked in mud, peel off my stif...

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Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis review – the gospel according to…

The first ever memoir by a living pope reveals a warm, emotionally intelligent man who loves football and ‘cutting-edge’ cinema – but skates over the more controversial parts of his careerPopes sel...

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Take Your Anxiety to Church

We don’t like to admit we’re scared. No one wants to be thought a coward. Admitting fear or anxiety feels like admitting weakness, and we constantly encounter the powerful message that weaknesses m...

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Ahistoricism Leads to Doctrinal Drift

The church is always situated in a cultural context. Ever since the early church, Christians have grappled with how to speak the gospel into culture and become all things to all people while remain...

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Biblical Theology Is for Nerds

When Frodo stands before the Council of Elrond, learning how his uncle’s ring connects to an ancient story of darkness and hope, he’s experiencing something similar to what happens when we discover...

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How Was the West Shaped? It’s Complicated.

Big history is fashionable again. Authors, publishers, and readers agree that large-scale, sweeping world histories, as ambitious and unwieldy as they might seem, can be engaging and serious, stimu...

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Two 2024 Moments (in Paris) Define Western’s Culture Vibe Shift

Two of the most beautiful things I saw on TV last year were broadcasts from Paris, taking place in the city’s two most iconic structures. One was explicitly Christian—the December 7 reopening cerem...

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What Does ‘Love Your Enemies’ Not Mean?

I recently preached on Jesus’s most revolutionary ethical teaching––love your enemies (Matt. 5:44). It stands as a Mount Everest among ethical instructions that both Christians and non-Christians r...

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Navigating Therapy for Depression and Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide

Did you know that 1 in 8 adults globally experiences mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, with over 280 million people affected by depression alone? Among Muslims, these challenges ...

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