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Will Sanctions Help Andrew Brunson More Than Hurt Turkish Christians?
Religious freedom advocates weigh if the need of the one outweighs the needs of the many.
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Important Developments in the Church and the World
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Christians to Science: Leave Animals the Way God Designed Them—Except Mosquitoes
Pew finds 7 in 10 Americans, as well as highly committed evangelicals, say the pesky insects should be genetically engineered to reduce disease. - Aug 16,
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Christian College Drops Sex Standards in Law School Bid
Trinity Western University abandons its community covenant after Canadian Supreme Court loss. - Aug 14,
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Evangelical Ethiopian Helps End Orthodox Schism
Africa’s youngest head of state heals the wounds of one of its oldest churches. - Aug 8,
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Willow Creek Elders and Pastor Heather Larson Resign over Bill Hybels
Church leaders apologize to Nancy Ortberg, Nancy Beach, Vonda Dyer, and other women with accusations: “We have no reason not to believe you.”
How to Avoid the Folly of the PhariseesThe real mistake made by Jesus' classic adversaries might surprise you.
Why Prepare for Ministry at a Liberal Arts College?A liberal arts education does not simply encounter creation; it encounters the Creator.
Is Your Notion of Human Dignity Too Narrow?Why “life issues” aren’t the only issues that pivot on what it means to bear God’s image.
Where Church & Culture Collide—New Churches, Stories, and Many Forms of Gospel WitnessWe should plant churches that plant churches, but also help these communities blossom into a life-giving presence in and for their cities.
Richard Stearns: ‘Every Day Is a Celebration’After 20 years of tackling the “hole in our gospel,” World Vision's most recent president is fine retiring from World Vision with some tasks unfinished.
How Fiction Fueled Madeleine L’Engle’s FaithHow does a lonely kid understand that she’s loved by God? An author’s childhood holds the answer.
Pastoring in Charlottesville After the ProtestsWhat’s unified and divided the church a year after the alt-right’s violent rally.
Why Zika, and Other Viruses, Don’t Disprove God’s GoodnessA microbiologist reflects on the problem of evil in human diseases.
John Inazu: Why I’m Still Confident About ‘Confident Pluralism’The past two years have only strengthened my belief that tolerance, humility, and patience can help heal our fractious public life.
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