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N.T. Wright: Story on the Power of the Cross

Bible scholar and pastor N.T. Wright retells the following story about an archbishop who was hearing a confessions of sin from three hardened teenagers ...


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Super Bowl Ads Get Mired in Controversy

The Patriot's stunning comeback win in the 2017 Super Bowl was just one of the dramas in the big game. There was also the yearly conversation about Super ...


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Secular Jewish Writer Comes to Faith in Christ

The popular novelist Andrew Klavan was raised in a non-practicing Jewish home. For about the first 45 years of his life, he lived as a "philosophical ...


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How All Cultures Can Domesticate the Gospel

The British theologian Leslie Newbigin told the following story to illustrate how different cultures water down the claims of Jesus:

When I was a young ...

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Atheist Finds it Hard to Shake God

An article in the Washington Post is titled "I'm an atheist. So why can't I shake God?" and it suggests that it's "hard to believe in nothing when your ...


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Conversion Is Like Waking Up to an Alarm Clock

Bible scholar N.T. Wright uses the analogy of waking up in the morning for how some people come to Christ through a dramatic, instant conversion and others ...


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Americans Don't Like Discussing Religion

A summary of a report from Pew Research Center, "religion [seems] to be a subject many people avoid. About half of U.S. adults tell us they seldom (33%) ...


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'GQ' Writer Touched by Pastor's Sincerity

Taffy Brodesser-Akner, a writer and a non-practicing Jew, wrote a lengthy article for GQ magazine about Pastor Carl Lentz from Hillsong Church in New ...


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The Villain on Good Friday: It's Us

Who are the real villains on Good Friday (or the story of Jesus' death)? It's kind of like the kid's TV show Scooby-Doo—that lovable morning cartoon ...


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Not Knowing Who He was Slapping, Chicago Man Attacks Local Judge

While aggression and racist remarks are vicious and foolish at the best of times, a Chicago man recently learned that some people are particularly unwise ...


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