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Distinguishing between home and mission field no longer makes sense.

Shane Claiborne wants to tear down the walls that separate us.

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How can I support a practice that is targeting the young and the weak?

Remembering Hoke and Garcia; Hunter resigns; Deng honored.

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Francis Collins issues a call to stand on the middle ground.

Shane Claiborne on ministering to those trapped in hell on earth.

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