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My friend was a gay C of E minister – she was betrayed by the church’s hypocrisy | Helen Berry

At Katie’s funeral, I felt sadness but also anger. She devoted her life to the church, but her family was still, somehow, seen as unworthyHelen Berry is an author and former lay ministerWhat will i...

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Battered by Moses? Why We Still Need to Preach the Law

A mysterious traveler overtook Faithful on the road, hit him, knocked him down, and left him for dead. In this famous passage from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Faithful tells Christian how rel...

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Editor’s Pick: 7 Recent Theology Books

In 1949, the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) was founded at a YMCA in Cincinnati as a society of scholars, theologians, and pastors who felt strongly that the Bible is true and that it’s the ...

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Redeem the Drive Time: Audio Resources for Families

As a young child in the early ’80s, I listened to Psalty records as I fell asleep. By the time I was going to school, we had a van with a tape deck and a few favorite tapes we listened to over and ...

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Don’t Turn Off the Christmas Music

Christmas Day has come and gone. We’ve enjoyed the celebrations, opened the presents, and eaten the food. Perhaps it’s time to pack up your decorations (though mine will remain a while longer). But...

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Find Purpose in Mundane Work

As a low-level employee doing mundane tasks, how can I find purpose in my work? “Does this really matter?” The teenager at a fast-food restaurant wonders this while delivering another hamburger...

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Spiritual Disciplines for Every Season

Joanna Kimbrel, Amy Gannett, Gretchen Saffles, and Trillia Newbell reflect on their practice of spiritual disciplines, offering encouragement and practical suggestions for various life seasons. The...

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Pastors: Boost Your Productivity by Slowing Down

On Monday mornings, many pastors consider stepping away from their ministry. According to a 2022 Barna study, more than half of pastors who have considered quitting full-time ministry cite the stre...

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A New Year’s Resolution Worth Taking Seriously

At the start of each new year, I feel the urge to take life more seriously: my Bible reading, my prayer habits, my discipline, my health, my relationships, my finances, my words, my fitness, my mar...

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The God Who Writes His Own Agreements (Gen. 12)

In this lecture, Don Carson discusses God’s sovereignty and covenant promises as he unpacks Abraham’s story in Genesis 12. Carson critiques common misconceptions about God’s relationship with human...

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How Ordinary Christians Can Build Kingdom Institutions in 2025

The past year was characterized by apocalyptic predictions and institutional demolition. Our presidential candidates issued doomsday warnings about the end of democracy, the middle class, and the e...

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Church of England must open up its governance to scrutiny | Letters

Readers respond to the archbishop of York saying the church should kneel in penitence as it faces criticism over its handling of abuse casesIt is difficult to comprehend why the Anglican Church all...

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Parental Regret: How to Move Forward When You’ve Let Your Kids Down

As we age, it’s natural to look back at years past. Reflection can be helpful—an important way we grow in wisdom. But for parents, this process can be painful when there are hardships or negative o...

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‘The church must speak out’: Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin on racism, sexual abuse and asylum seekers

The UK’s first black female bishop has always been a fearless defender of people’s rights, from Montego Bay to the streets of Dover, as she recalls in her memoir published next monthShe is about as...

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Next Year, New You

There’s a fresh-faced feeling to early January. As one year winds up and another lies open before us, anything seems possible. We’re told this is going to be the year when you—yes you—get fit, or s...

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‘If we don’t look after this treasure, we’re going to lose it’: the fight to restore one of the UK’s most historic streets

Home to choir singers for 650 years, Grade-1 listed Vicar’s Close by Wells Cathedral is in need of funding to keep its medieval houses liveable – and its unique history aliveChoir singers have live...

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