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America’s Farming Crisis, Laid Bare by Midwest Floods
A deeper problem lies beneath recent stories of swelling rivers, soggy small towns, and feel-good relief efforts.
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Important Developments in the Church and the World
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US Catholics Now as Concerned About Persecution as Climate Change or Refugees
But more than a third incorrectly believe Christians suffer less than half of world’s religious freedom violations. - Mar 21,
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Britain Uses Violent Bible Verses to Deny Iranian Convert Asylum
Latest example of immigration officials deploying Scripture to keep former Muslims out of UK comes as Church of England adds an official Farsi liturgy due to demand. - Mar 21,
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Evangelicals Show No Decline, Despite Trump and Nones
The 2018 General Social Survey reports American evangelicals holding steady amid growth of the unaffiliated—and a surprising uptick for mainline Protestants. - Mar 21,
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Francis Chan Explains Why He’ll Share a Stage With Benny Hinn
“There are millions who will never hear strong biblical teaching unless teachers are willing to go.”
China Tells Christianity To Be More ChineseIs this a case of government oppression or the Chinese church coming into its own? How to understand “sinicization.”
Announcing the Launch of the Global Diaspora InstituteThe Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College has partnered with the Global Diaspora Network to launch the Institute.
Has Academic Theology Lost Its Way?Two theologians ask how their discipline can start mattering to ordinary believers again.
Seven Surprising Ways to Prepare Yourself to Share the GospelWhat does it mean to be prepared to share the gospel?
Pilgrim's Progress Isn't Safe, But It's GoodHow unsettling literature teaches us to confront pain and suffering—at any age.
Learning to Love Modern Day LepersAs Christian doctors and development workers take on tuberculosis, trust is key to the cure.
The Three Horizons of Old Testament ProphecyThe prophets launch their words into the future. Where do they land?
Retirement for Those Who Can’tDo Christian understandings of work and aging accommodate those who can’t afford to leave their jobs behind?
When Loving Your Neighbor Means Fighting Hookworm in AlabamaIn the Black Belt—once cleared for cotton plantations—rural black communities suffer the consequences of poor land stewardship.
Delivering a Stillborn Baby Taught Me the Transience of DeathWhen I found out about my daughter's condition, I felt the destruction of my plans and hopes. But this place of limitation also revealed God’s profound love.
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LifeWay to Close All 170 Christian StoresThe nation’s biggest Christian retail chain ends its brick-and-mortar operations. -
Nigerian Mass Becomes a Massacre: Herdsmen Kill 18 Worshipers, Adding to Hundreds of Victims‘Vile, evil, and satanic’ attacks by Fulani now outnumber Boko Haram, one of the world's deadliest terror groups. -
The Real St. Patrick
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ECFA Suspends Harvest Bible Chapel’s AccreditationUnder James MacDonald, Chicago-area megachurch may have been in “serious violation” of 4 out of 7 stewardship standards, says Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
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Churches That Play Together Stay TogetherPastors report the congregational gains of letting loose as a body. -
11 Significant Differences Between 1 Church Of 1,000 And 10 Churches Of 100The church has always been blessed by our differences.(Pivot) -
An MIT Professor Meets the Author of All KnowledgeI used to think religious people were ignoramuses. Then I got smart and took a chance on God. -
The First Mexican Protestant Loved the BibleHow Ambrosio Gonzales encountered the Word of God and blazed the trail for future Latino converts.Leer en español -
Religious Freedom Isn’t Just for ChristiansA Supreme Court cruelty reveals how we can love our neighbors. -
The Disturbing Temptations of Pastoring in ObscurityLeaving the limelight didn’t heal my pride; it only disguised it. -
A New Set of Spotlights on Elisabeth ElliotWhat we learn about her life and work from two releases of previously unpublished writings. -
Allegiance to Scripture, Respect for CultureAjith Fernando lays out the essentials of cross-cultural discipleship.
