Theology+Spirituality
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New Alliance Aims to Unite Chinese Churches Divided by GeopoliticsLeader explains why members of the World Evangelical Alliance visited leaders of China’s government-sanctioned Three-Self churches.
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Penalty or No, Athletes Talk FaithThe public square is increasingly hostile to religion. But don’t be surprised when Olympic athletes overflow with thanks to God.
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Praising God Is an Act of Political DefianceThe Book of Psalms reminds us that worship demands our unequivocal devotion and allegiance.
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Can Christian Publishing Survive in a Country Where Few Still Read?As smartphones steal potential readers in Indonesia, booksellers are looking to new ideas.
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Put Away Your SwordsJesus used his final moments with his disciples before the crucifixion to heal his opponent’s ear—and model the way of love.
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A Renewed Invitation to Seek the KingdomIn these fractured times, we want to focus on Jesus’ call to chase after his will.Português简体中文Indonesian繁體中文русскийУкраїнська
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The Art of Fashioning the SoulAn excerpt on faith and sight from Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation.
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Our Culture Is Obsessed with Being Seen. But Jesus Calls Us to Be Hidden.In an age of social media celebrity and showy spirituality, we are invited into a holy unawareness.
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Trump’s Would-Be Assassin and the Twisted Quest for Human GloryPolitical violence offers a false sense of meaning. The church must model a different kind of glory.
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Our Old Leaders Won’t Walk Away, and That’s About More Than PoliticsWhat the presidential debate and its aftermath should tell us about our culture of geriatric childishness.
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Catholic Miracle Stories Should Take Us Outside Our Protestant Comfort ZonesEven when they strain credulity, they can challenge our assumptions about popular piety and the limits of the possible.
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Artistic Humility in the Age of ‘Hot AI Jesus’As digital enticements proliferate, Michelangelo and the apostle Paul teach us to seek humbler, faithful art forms.
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Until the Next World Comes, Christians Hold This World TogetherHow the early church’s example of public witness helps us avoid the extremes of triumphalism and retreat.
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Missionaries Have Gone to Thailand for 200 Years. Why Aren’t There More Christians?The Buddhist nation hosts many Christian conferences, but the faith hasn’t taken root. Five local church leaders discuss why.
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Jesus Didn’t Grasp for Status. But I Sure Do.He “made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.” I dread admitting I don’t have a fancy new job.
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Modern Secularism Makes No Sense Without ChristianityA new book argues that early Protestant thinking helped fuel an anti-supernatural worldview. But that worldview retains more Protestantism than it cares to admit.
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Theocracy Is Not the Enemy of PluralismGod’s rule is inherently true and doesn’t require that we force it on anyone.
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Isaac Asimov Believed the World Could Go on for Thousands More Years. Why Can’t Christians?Why the church so often (erroneously) predicts our own demise.Français
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The Lovely Country That Smells of EvilA memoir of apartheid-era South Africa juggles affection, anger, and hope for redemption.
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A Theological Monument to Unity amid DiversityFifty years ago, the Lausanne Covenant’s solution to rampant division in evangelical ranks wasn’t uniformity.
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Digital Bibles Help Men Read More But Retain LessData suggests Christians are unaware of the effect the medium has on the message.español
Global Gospel Project
No, Prayer Isn’t Really a Conversation
Even in the New Testament, talking with God is mostly unilateral. But he does answer.
Português简体中文繁體中文A Word Can Be Worth a Thousand Pictures
Why the pulpit—and not the screen—still belongs at the center of our churches.
PortuguêsTop Story July 27, 2024
‘Are You Ready to Open Your Doors … And Your Toilets?’French evangelicals are working together to show people Jesus at 2024 Olympic Games.
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