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Among the various camps of evangelical Christianity, intellect and feeling are sometimes regarded as competitors rather than teammates. While some say, "Believe first ...
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How does faith develop? James Fowler feels faith is something common to every human being, and that each person develops faith through the same six stages. What differs is ...
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At key periods in Virginia Stem Owens's life, she has found the writings of Søren Kierkegaard to be of great encouragement and challenge. She finds the 19th-century ...
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Christianity is abounding in America. But so are divorce, abortion, homosexuality, and crime. Why are Christians not having more of an effect on secular society? Charles ...
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To some Christians, the word pro-life is centered almost exclusively on opposing abortion. To others, being pro-life demands opposition to nuclear war, economic injustice, ...
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The Old Testament gives us many terrifying accounts of how God executed his wrath on Israel and surrounding nations. In today's civilized society, expressing anger is considered ...
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Children need to feel that they are an important part of the church community, says Michelle Leise in her article for CHRISTIAN PARENTING TODAY magazine. The thoughts, feelings, ...
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"We are a nation of the chronically sleep-deprived," says Lauren F. Winner in her article for BOOKS & CULTURE. Winner examines the motives behind and the consequences ...
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Have you ever wondered what God thinks about the church being the most segregated of all communities? In this study we will take a look at the cultural history and diversity ...
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One of the darkest eras in Christian history was the Crusades. This centuries-long series of wars involving Western Christians, Eastern Christians, Jews, and Muslims is often ...
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Life, most of us realize, has many lessons to teach us. But if we are honest, we will admit that we think far less about our death and about what the great transition can teach ...
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All of us know people who either have been adopted or have adopted children. We rejoice when we see a warm, accepting relationship in families united not by blood but by ...
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It is one thing to be virtuous when we live comfortably, but crises show our true character. Two firsthand accounts of life in World War II prison camps reduce human nature ...
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It has been said that "life is what happens while you're doing other things." Most of our days seem to be filled with those "other things," and for many ...
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While the popular mood of society toward the past alternates between love and loathing, Timothy Jones says that recalling the past is essential for knowing who we are as persons ...
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What is work, and where did it originate? Besides economic necessity, why do people work? As followers of Christ, what should characterize our work, and how should we feel ...
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In today's success-oriented society, it's easy to be swept along in the surge up the corporate ladder. Is it acceptable for Christians to climb? To what extent are ambition ...
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Mercy has been defined as "kindness in excess of what may be expected by fairness." If God had been only fair and just with each of us, where would we be? But ...
