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When Churches Put Love at the Center
How "beloved community" helps us envision tangible ways to embody kingdom values.
Kimberly Deckel
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Pastors in Pain, Christ Can Redeem Your Suffering
After many difficult years in ministry, I lost the strength to pastor. But Christ met me in weakness.
Jonathan K. Dodson
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Pastors, I Think You Should Use ‘I Think’ Less Often
Preaching God’s truth from the pulpit doesn’t require equivocation.
Benjamin Vrbicek
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Lessons from “How to Be a Poet.”
Ryan Diaz
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A look inside our spring CT Pastors issue.
Kelli B. Trujillo
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You Need a Better Gospel: Reclaiming the Good News of Participation with Christ
Klyne R. Snodgrass
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Jesus and Gender: Living as Sisters and Brothers in Christ
Elyse M. Fitzpatrick; Eric Schumacher
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When Sorrow Comes: The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter
Melissa M. Matthes
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When Sorrow Comes: The Power of Sermons from Pearl Harbor to Black Lives Matter
Melissa M. Matthes
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The Struggle to Stay: Why Single Evangelical Women Are Leaving the Church
Katie Gaddini
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The Hardship Is Plentiful But the Workers Aren’t Few: Evangelicals Unite on Ukraine
20 European groups join as focus shifts to the internally displaced and their long-term trauma.
Jayson Casper
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Moral Failings in the Pulpit Lead to Moral Injury in the Pews
Church and pastoral abuse can trigger a unique form of PTSD.
Laura Howard
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Foursquare Abuse Response Ignites Fight over Transparency
An investigation found a “culture of unchecked power” at a Virginia college. Denominational leadership has declined to speak about it publicly.
Daniel Silliman
Just Laws Alone Won’t Save Us
In this polarized moment, strong legislation isn’t a substitute for wise and discerning leaders.
Hannah Anderson
White Southern Evangelicals Are Leaving the Church
Data suggests that, when their attendance drops, these nominal Christians become hyper-individualistic, devoted to law and order, cynical about systems, and distrustful of others.
Daniel K. Williams
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Who Will Pay Africa’s Medical Bills?
Locals are increasingly running African mission hospitals. The next challenge: keeping foreign donors.
Emily Belz in Nkhoma, Malawi
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When ‘Pro-Life’ Isn’t Enough: Abortion ‘Abolitionists’ Speak Up
Most Christians in the movement disagree with a vocal minority that pushes to criminalize women and opposes legal measures short of outright bans.
Ericka Andersen
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Ron Sider Was the Real Deal
As a friend of the late seminary professor, I saw up close his deep character and life-long care for the disenfranchised.
Craig Keener
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Nicky Gumbel’s Fitting Farewell to HTB Church: ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’
Retirement sermon and celebration of Holy Trinity Brompton vicar and Alpha Course pioneer reminds us that good and faithful servants still exist.
Krish Kandiah
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Long Sermons Seem Longer in the Pews, Study Finds
But it’s not a new problem. Just ask Martin Luther.
Daniel Silliman
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