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We Need to Read the Bible Jesus Read
The Old Testament is vital for understanding the New Testament. It’s also indispensable all by itself.
News & ReportingImportant Developments in the Church and the World
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Southern Baptists Disfellowship Church Over Abuse for the First Time
But victim advocates say the denomination hasn’t gone far enough. - Feb 17,
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Latest Burkina Faso Church Attack Kills 24, Including Pastor
Sunday’s raid left 18 more wounded and burned down the town church. - Feb 17,
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15 Killed in Fire at Haiti Orphanage Run by US Church
The controversial Church of Bible Understanding lost accreditation several years ago for unsanitary conditions at the facility. - Feb 14,
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Even for Christians, Trump Has Become a Dating Deal-Breaker
More American couples set out to be “equally yoked” on political matters too.
How the Failure of the American Family Formed Identity PoliticsWe’ve lost our trust in the common good. Can the church restore it?
Evangelism Formation: Three Major Challenges to Our Evangelism TodayAs we enter into 2020, challenges to evangelism continue to rise. We need to face them to help us prioritize the spread of the gospel.
Five Years Ago, ISIS Executed 21 Christians on a Beach in LibyaHow the Coptic Church responded in the wake of this heinous act of violence—and what believers around the world can learn from the ancient institution today.
Coronavirus Fears Mean We Need More Communion, Not LessA pastor and former CDC medical officer considers the outbreak’s real threats to churches.
Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual FrontierThese once-taboo relationships are showing up in churches across the US.
Developing Leaders in a Brain Drain Community: Demographic Realities & Church Leadership RolesIdentifying, equipping, and releasing leaders is critical to church health and growth.
It Doesn’t Matter If the Coronavirus Whistleblower Was a ChristianThere’s little evidence of his faith. The church has something to learn from his life anyway.
Dominique DuBois Gilliard’s Truth Is Louder Than His TraumaHow one author laid the groundwork for an unassailable case
Lessons from the Long-Shot Bid to Bring Christian Liberal-Arts Education to RussiaThe Russian-American Christian University had a brief lifespan and a limited enrollment. But the school planted seeds that might flower in the future.
God Will Not Speak to You Through SkywritingOur desperate pleas for a clear sign from the heavens may be answered already.
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Willow Creek and Harvest Struggle to Move OnThe departures of Bill Hybels and James MacDonald leave churches waiting for new leadership and hoping to rebuild trust. -
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Acts 29 CEO Removed Amid ‘Accusations of Abusive Leadership’Steve Timmis was acclaimed for his model of close church community. But former members claim that inside The Crowded House, he resorted to bullying and control.
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Judea, Suburbia, to the Ends of the EarthSuburban America is a strategic mission field. -
Wade Burleson Speaks to the Powers that Be in the SBCWade Burleson warns the SBC(Jesus Creed) -
Why Do Fewer Christian Women Work in Science?
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The Synod of Dort Was Protestantism’s Biggest DebateWhy Arminians and Reformers squared off 400 years ago. -
The Old Testament Twins We’ve ForgottenJacob and Esau get all the attention. Yet it’s another pair of brothers who reveal the heart of the biblical story. -
Here Come the Skinny CowsFour reasons tithes and offerings are about to drop dramatically.
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On Earth as It Is in FlightTravel reminds us of our God-ordained dependence on others. -
Religious Parents are Remarkably Similar, Even When They Belong to Different ReligionsIn over 200 interviews, sociologist Christian Smith and his colleagues discovered a striking degree of consensus on the fundamentals of bringing children to faith.
