How to Drive Out Demons

Results from a new survey of 170 self-professed North American exorcists.

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This article appeared in the July/August, 2012 issue of Christianity Today as "Exorcist Survey".

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The Evolution of the Debate: Divided on Origins

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Most Christians aren’t monks, missionaries, or martyrs. We’re unimpressive and unsatisfactory—yet saved by God’s scandalous grace.

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Stuartpuram in India’s Andhra Pradesh was once known for its armed robbers. Then the gospel changed them.

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