Month: July 2020
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Mars Mission: Filling the Earth and Beyond
Our cosmic calling and the creatures we take with us. We live in an age of wonder when the boundaries of the earth seem to be more porous than ever…
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How to Live the Bible — Conviction With Tolerance
This is the one-hundred-fifteenth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along…
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Shaming Can’t Fix Racism. But Guilt Can.
Guilt is about action with a clear path to redemption. Shame leaves us stuck in our sin. In the days following the death of George Floyd at the hands of…
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Lukewarm Faith Shrinks as More Say Religion Is ‘Very Important’ or ‘Not at All’
Pew: Of 34 nationalities, Americans have declined the most in connecting belief in God to morality. The personal importance of faith is increasing in much of the world, according to…
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Sneak Peek/First Listen: Take Back Your Life
The following is a Bible Gateway exclusive Sneak Peek and First Listen of Take Back Your Life: A 40-Day Interactive Journey to Thinking Right So You Can Live Right (Thomas…
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Churches Plan to Host Students During Remote Learning
In some communities, empty buildings and eager youth ministers offer safe places and supervision for families facing school closures. Remote learning will be the rule for schoolchildren in Winston-Salem, North…
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68% of American Adults Are Now ‘Bible Curious’
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be causing a paradox of Bible reading for American adults. According to American Bible Society’s (ABS) report, State of the Bible 2020, the number of…
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Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church’s Appeal to Reopen Like Casinos
Conservative justices say 50-person limit for houses of worship is “obvious discrimination.” A sharply divided US Supreme Court denied a rural Nevada church’s request late Friday to strike down as…
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Why the Gathering of the Saints Is an Essential Component of New Testament Ecclesiology
Christians don’t get from “watching” church what they do from “being” with the church. Across America, churches have started to “reopen” for in-person gatherings (though some have already shut down…
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The Growth of Our Multiracial and Multiethnic Churches: An Honest Assessment
In other words, when it comes to churches being part of the solution to racial injustice instead of an ongoing problem, NPR would have us believe that the glass remains…
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