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The Case for Tech-Wise Churches

“The greatest threat facing the church today is not atheism or secularism, scientism or legalism, racism or nationalism. The greatest threat facing the church today is digital technology,” writes B...

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Build Institutions, Not Your Own Platform

Everyone knows something’s wrong in society. Anxiety and depression are at all-time highs, especially among younger generations, despite historically unparalleled access to medication and therapy. ...

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Pictures of Jesus: The Gift of God (John 3:1–21)

In this lecture, Don Carson explores Jesus’s conversation with Nicodemus in John, where Jesus teaches the necessity of being “born again” through the Spirit for spiritual renewal and entry into God...

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Coaching vs Self Help: How Muslim Therapists Guide You

In a world filled with self-help resources, many Muslims find themselves seeking guidance that aligns with their faith and values. Muslim therapists offer a unique blend of professional expertise a...

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The King of Kings review – Charles Dickens retelling of the Jesus story does a serviceable job

The famous author tells his son and their cat the story of Jesus in this mixed-bag family animation, voiced by an impressive cast This syrupy cartoon account of the life of Jesus (voiced by Oscar I...

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How to Help Women Thrive on Church Staff

I love being a part of the local church and have served on staff at various churches for more than 30 years. Over the decades, I’ve been loved well by many men in ministry—spiritual fathers and bro...

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When It Feels Like Your Faith Is Failing

Five years ago, Ian Harber wrote an article that went viral just before the world shut down for the COVID-19 virus. The article tells the story of leaving and returning to an evangelical church. Ba...

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Value Singleness Without Devaluing Marriage

The percentage of married adults in America has steadily fallen since 1900, and now, approximately 40 percent of adults in the United States are single. In a culture where freedom, independence, an...

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The Spiritual Problem of Being Overinformed

Five years after publishing Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman gave a speech to the German Informatics Society that elaborated on his concept of the “information-action ratio.” In the talk, t...

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It’s Not Wrong to Want to Be Perfect

A few years ago, I spoke to a Christian woman struggling in her relationship with God. “I need help to pursue sanctification less,” she told me, “but not really less, you know?” I did know, because...

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The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances-White

Organisations that pumped money into overturning Roe v Wade are making inroads in Europe. Women’s rights are truly at riskWith Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian na...

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Sports Betting Isn’t Worth the Risk for College Men. Valor Is.

Recently, a coworker walked into a Southeastern Conference school’s fraternity on a Thursday at 2 p.m. He was shocked by what he saw in the chapter room. I’ve been in campus ministry for 20 years, ...

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Mom, Look to God to Be What You’re Not

“Mommy, I need your help!” Responding to my 7-year-old daughter’s cry, I found her standing beside a drawer full of clothes that fell out of a bureau. She assured me she wasn’t hurt, but the drawer...

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Who Gets to Define a ‘Healthy’ Baby?

“Should human life be optimized?” asks the second installment in a new three-part series by the The New York Times titled “The Embryo Question.” It features Orchid, a cutting-edge technology compa...

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Jon Guerra’s ‘Jesus’ Music Revolution

In recent years, Jon Guerra has emerged as one of the most formidable talents making distinctly Christian music today. He first grabbed my attention with the 2020 release of Keeper of Days, which I...

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7 Ways Premarital Coaching Prepares Muslim Couples for Parenthood

Did you know that many marital issues in Muslim couples arise from disagreements about parenting styles? Parenthood is a transformative journey that profoundly impacts a couple’s relationship, comm...

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Replanting a Historic Minneapolis Megachurch

On a crisp Minnesota evening in the beginning of 1853, Asa and Margaret Fletcher welcomed eight friends into their home. I imagine the Fletchers were both excited and a little apprehensive as they ...

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What Will You Do for the Kingdom After College?

Do you remember thinking about your future when you were a kid? All kinds of opportunities and dreams lay ahead. Everything dangled in front of you. You were invited to dream big about being an adu...

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What Your Teenagers Need from You

Melissa Kruger talks with Sandi Taylor and Ruth Chou Simon about parenting teenagers. They reflect on the principles of their parenting that have stayed the same even though their practices have ch...

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Rethinking the Role of the Pastor’s Wife

How did we come to our current cultural understanding of the role of a pastor’s wife? Is it a ministry position? It is a biblical role? Or have our expectations of a pastor’s wife morphed over time...

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Is Temple-Building in Your Mission Statement?

Corporations and businesses usually have mission or vision statements, and their primary purpose is to clarify the decision-making process. Many churches do the same and rightly ground such importa...

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