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Andy Crouch: Authority and Vulnerability

Ideal image-bearing is a balance of authority and vulnerability.

Leadership Journal September 15, 2014

Andy discusses two seemingly incongruous characteristics of image bearers: authority ("capacity for meaningful action") and vulnerability ("exposure to meaningful risk").

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US Missionary Pilot Kidnapped in Niger

Local Nigerien missionaries are shocked and saddened; foreign workers there provide training, aid, and encouragement.

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JD Vance’s Interfaith Marriage, Fighting in Nigeria, Nick Fuentes Interview

Vance hopes his wife becomes a Christian, fighting continues in Nigeria, and Tucker Carlson interviews Nick Fuentes.

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The ‘Whole Counsel of God’ Requires Seeking Justice—and Naming Sin

An excerpt from Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around on family history, gospel music, and the great Christian legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.

You Can Be a Christian and a Patriot

Daniel Darling calls believers to their political duty, no matter the chaos.

Who Are the Ismaili Muslims?

The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism.

A Pastor Stood Up to Persecution in India. Christianity Spread.

“It is very scary out there. … But the Holy Spirit reminds [me] that ‘for when I am weak, then I am strong.’”

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Trump’s Refugee Policy ‘Is Slamming the Door on Persecuted Christians’

Faith organizations hope the Trump administration will reverse course after the announcement of a historically low refugee ceiling.

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Jihadists Persecute Christians in Nigeria. Is It Genocide?

One pastor decries government denials that militants are targeting Christians.

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