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The Measure of Service

Tim Walburg

“Is our service measured by the amount of work done, or by the time taken to do it?”
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Removing Demonic Oppression

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The Foe in the Foyer

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The Facts and the Furious

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Air Attack

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Best in Show

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Making Space for the Spirit

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Praying that Makes a Difference

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Winged Enemies

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Your Church Is Too Safe and Other Reviews

A Contested Universe

A Conversation with Erwin Lutzer

Cleaning House

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Invisible Needs

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Get Behind Me, Satan!

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My Unsought Calling

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Pastor, Have You Lost Your Edge?

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The Bible's Remedies Against Satan's Devices

Kevin DeYoung

Transitions and other Resources

Diagnosing the Demonic

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Training for "One Pitch" Preachers

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Spiritual War Vets

Marshall Shelley

Spiritual Warfare Resources

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Not So Bad News

Interview with Bradley Wright

Measuring What Matters

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Fighting the Good Fight

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Worship: Joyful Energy or Serious Reflection?

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Important Issues

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Unresolved Conflict

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Prideful Pastor

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Expressing Doubts

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Focusing on the Negative

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The Last Christian Boarding Houses of New York

Emily Belz in New York

One of the lowest-cost housing options in cities once came from faith-based organizations. That has all but disappeared.

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Kenyan Christians Wrestle with Boys’ Rites of Passage

Moses Wasamu

Some pastors offer circumcision ceremonies as an alternative to older practices involving ancestor worship, misogyny, and dedicating children to demons.

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Christmas Traditions with Steve Cuss and Clarissa Moll

 Russell joins Steve Cuss and Clarissa Moll to talk about Christmas.

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: The Case for Kids

Leslie Leyland Fields

Leslie Leyland Fields reads her piece about being the mom of six kids amidst our country’s declining birth rate.

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Amid Fear of Attacks, Many Nigerians Mute Christmas

Emmanuel Nwachukwu

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A Time of Moral Indignation

Daniel Silliman

CT reports on civil rights, the “death of God” theology, and an escalating conflict in Vietnam.

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Brown University Shooting and The Last Republican

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