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Pope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 – latest updates

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died after a respiratory illnessPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies...

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Pope Francis: outsider whose reforming mission made him an ally of progressives

The pontiff took on church traditionalists and rightwing populism, making powerful enemies on the wayPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, dies aged 88Latest updates: tributes paid after Pop...

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When Does Grief Become Sin?

Grief comes easily to me. The furnace of my many afflictions—stoked by painful bone disease, stage 4 cancer, advancing arthritis, perpetual 35-year-long head pain, and multiple lumbar injuries (not...

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7 Reasons Muslims Trust Ihsan Coaching for Personal Development

In a world that moves quickly, many Muslims find it hard to grow personally while staying true to their faith, facing challenges like self-doubt, time management, and spiritual connection. Ihsan Co...

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Pope Francis brought an outsider’s eye to the papacy – with a focus on justice, ecology and humanity | Catherine Pepinster

He will be remembered as one of the great communicators of Christian faith – but healing the church’s divisions was beyond himCatherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletJust three days bef...

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Alive Together . . . Forever (Join Us at TGC25!)

Today, Christians around the world gather to celebrate the most momentous headline in history: He is risen! And because Jesus is alive—resurrected from the dead—so too are we who believe in him. W...

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Could I become a Christian in a year?

After two friends unexpectedly converted, Lamorna Ash discovered a new generation of young people turning to faith. As she investigated the phenomenon, one of her first steps was to spend a week on...

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When Paradise Welcomed Its Lord

Today has traditionally been referred to as “Holy Saturday,” the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. We all know what happened to Jesus’s body after he died. For the remainder of Good Friday...

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Pierced for Our Transgressions: Why Nails Matter

Details matter—whether you’re working on your tax return, building a house, or counting electrons. The Gospel writers only include the most germane details in their accounts. Problems arise when we...

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Explain Disabilities to Your Children

Our home is at the end of a cul-de-sac, and it backs up to the only thin band of woods in the area. The neighborhood children are naturally drawn to the trees, which means there might be anywhere f...

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The Guardian view on the meaning of life: Easter and the ultimate question | Editorial

From Verdi to Douglas Adams, artists and writers have wrestled with why we are here. The Christian festival gives us pause to reflectChristians are to be envied at Easter. The story of death and re...

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Mercy of God in the Miscarriage of Justice

My wife, Meifung, is an excellent nurse—dedicated, compassionate, understanding, and eager to help. But during her first job, she was sometimes met with hostility—harsh insults and racist comments—...

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This Skeptic Strengthened My Belief in Jesus’s Crucifixion

Christianity is a fundamentally historical religion. The Apostles’ Creed reminds us that Jesus “suffered under Pontius Pilate.” In the middle of that doctrinal summary, we have witness to a particu...

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Work Well with All Types of People

Melissa Kruger and Courtney Doctor talk with their colleague Ann Westrate about how understanding each others’ gifts has enhanced their work as a team. They discuss how much the Working Genius asse...

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7 Ways One-on-One Coaching with Ihsan Coaching Can Transform Your Life

Do you feel like life is pulling you in every direction? Hardships or struggles can be overwhelming, leaving you emotionally drained and directionless. One-on-one coaching with Ihsan Coaching provi...

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Every Vibe Shift Is in the Lord’s Hand

For months now, since before the latest economic upheaval, much cultural conversation has revolved around a “vibe shift” in the United States and other corners of the world. What exactly is this v...

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How to Publicly Thank God After a Work Win

How can I thank God professionally and tastefully in a business scenario? For me, it became an important topic this morning as I was writing a post for LinkedIn about my promotion. I struggled to f...

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Colorado to Christian Parents: Surrender Your Faith or Surrender Your Children

First, they targeted a baker. Now, they’re targeting parents. Colorado’s anti-Christian trajectory became apparent in 2012, when Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips declined to create a weddi...

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As Marriage Rates Decline, Should Pastors Encourage Singles to Marry?

Recent trends show that global marriage rates as a whole are in decline. Western societies have sometimes disparaged marriage and questioned its necessity and intrinsic value, and now declining mar...

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Don’t Divorce the Church: A Response to James K. A. Smith

Last week, James K. A. Smith—a prominent theologian among evangelicals and an influential philosophy professor at Calvin University—proposed that the school sever ties with the Christian Reformed C...

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The Hero Who Set His Face

Most people run from danger. After all, what could be more instinctive than self-preservation? That’s why we usually reserve words like “hero” for those who deliberately walk into danger for the sa...

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