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Add Cultural Apologetics to Your Evangelism Tool Kit

In his 1896 lecture “The Will to Believe,” American philosopher William James (1842–1910) described religious beliefs as either “live” or “dead” wires. A live hypothesis is a real possibility for s...

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The hard right are claiming the cross – and true Christians should not allow it | Polly Toynbee

British church leaders have finally spoken out about the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism. But their message was far too timidNot here in this tolerant green and pleasant land of gentle, if ...

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Can You Have Too Much Therapy?

This may sound strange coming from a therapist, but you can have too much therapy. I say this knowing full well the benefits of having someone who helps you understand your story. This is work I’v...

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How Leviticus’s ‘Do Not Touch’ Prepares Us for Christ

Leviticus is often the book where Bible reading plans go to die; it’s full of purity laws, sacrificial rituals, and seemingly endless details that feel far removed from our everyday life. But what ...

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The Holy Spirit Makes Ordinary Women Extraordinary

When I was a child, my Grandma Ruth’s house was dark and disorganized. Piles of papers teetered here and there, and old wood furniture was pushed against the walls. Grandma seemed stressed and not ...

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Don’t Assume Biblically Literate Students Are Doing Fine

In high school, I was in quiet crisis: reeling from abuse, hidden family dysfunction, and unspoken doubts about my faith, all while trying to navigate the maze of adolescence. I’d silently resolved...

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Science Requires the Christian God

Scientists engage creation empirically rather than philosophically; they seek knowledge through sense experience. Yet this distinction between empirical and philosophical research is relative, not ...

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Whatever Happened to Postmillennialism?

“Only fools and madmen are positive in their interpretation of the Apocalypse.” Charles Spurgeon’s warning came amid a boom in mid-19th-century speculation about the details of Christ’s second comi...

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To See the Unseen: The Holy Spirit’s Eye-Opening Work

Huddled with his disciples in the upper room, Jesus named a critical problem they’d soon face: “Yet a little while and the world will see me no more” (John 14:19). The trouble of that news was clea...

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The Psychedelic Renaissance: A Story of Hype and Hubris

Amid the tumult roiling the West, a powerful renaissance of psychedelic drug use is sweeping through our culture. This resurgence results from a concerted, highly motivated effort by key individual...

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Make Demons Boring Again

As a friendly neighborhood angelologist, I periodically field calls about supernatural encounters. For example, a group of students recently approached me with some questions spurred on by their ex...

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Becoming Good Stewards of Our Bodies

Melissa and Courtney talk with Lisa Whittle about how a whole body theology can keep us from obsessing or neglecting our bodies. They discuss the need for a foundational view of our bodies drawn fr...

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The Guardian view on Christianity and the UK far right: churches must stand up to the false prophets of division | Editorial

Symbols of Christian nationalism were prominent at last Saturday’s ‘unite the kingdom’ march. Their deployment had little to do with religious faithEngland’s established church has now been leaderl...

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