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How did the characteristics of hatred and fear come to be associated with evangelical believers? Perhaps it can be traced back to our theology, Richard J. Mouw, President ...
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"We each owe a death," says Paul Edgecomb, a death-row prison guard in the film The Green Mile. Life is somewhat routine for this odd community of prisoners and ...
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We learn early in school about the different branches of government. We discuss terms like "balance of powers" and play out scenarios of one branch of our government ...
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Can God redeem really terrible people? Of course! we say. But when faced with the conversion of, say, a mass murderer or convicted drug trafficker, we turn skeptical. Have ...
The apostle John moved from being known as a “Son of Thunder” to “the disciple Jesus loved.” Something big happened to transform this fiery man from one ...
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Pastor Doug Pagitt writes, "Many of the church's young people are begging for a different relationship with money." Before churches can address the giving ...
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Chariots of Fire is a compelling tale of two athletes who run for Great Britain in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Both seek a gold medal, but each has his own motives. Harold ...
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When physical beauty, intelligence, athletic ability, or talent is the basis for self-esteem, the average person can have feelings of inferiority, emptiness, longing, and ...
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Verla Gillmor writes, "If your raw data is flawed, you end up with a faulty conclusion. The same is true with how we see ourselves. If we lack self-confidence, maybe ...
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We have more, but enjoy less. No matter how hard we work or how much money we accumulate, on the whole we are not happier. Why is that? Somewhere along the line we have entertained ...
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Where is it written that friends have to be carbon copies of us? When we were children the predominant factor in choosing friends was geographical location. Whoever lived ...
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Few things can keep us up at night like words that should—or should not—have been said. In "Tell It Like It Is," Annette Smith shares times in her ...
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The statistics are enough to make anyone grieve: nearly half of all marriages end in divorce at some point. Increasing numbers of those divorces will be the second and third ...
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What does the Bible have to say about sex within marriage? Should we feel guilt over some of the things we do? How can we know what sexual activities are okay and what aren’t? ...
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Let's face it–Christians don't get a lot of respect in our society. A distinctly Christian viewpoint is missing from many important discussions. Admittedly, Christians ...
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Christians disagree. The existence of about 175 different Protestant denominations in the United States attests to this fact. But how do we handle disagreements over things ...
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In many countries around the world, the government pays for all necessary medical expenses. Mercy has become a national priority for these countries. In the United States, ...
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When a mosquito lands on your arm, do you want to smash it? Or do you respect its life as a creature of God? These questions may seem silly, but many Christian animal-rights ...
