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Christianity Is True, Not Just Helpful – Breakpoint – BreakPoint.org

It’s odd how many people these days are coming to appreciate Christianity for everything other than the Lord and Savior at its center. Even figures who don’t exactly believe in Jesus’ claim to be God, like psychologist Jordan Peterson, have made careers out of applying the stories and values found in Scripture to people’s lives. Peterson has even embarked on a teaching series mining the book of Genesis for psychological […]

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Luke 5:18 — Today’s Verse for Saturday, May 18, 2024

Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.— Luke 5:18 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... What is the best example of someone being a friend you have seen? The Bible offers numerous definitions and examples. One of my favorite examples is this story […]

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A Form of Christianity and the Raceless Gospel – Good Faith Media

by Starlette Thomas | Apr 16, 2024 | Feature, Opinion, The Raceless Gospel InitiativeStarlette Thomas on the steps of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2020 (Credit: Starlette Thomas)I have been leaving toxic environments since I was twelve years old. Prepared for the coming of Jesus as a new convert, I’m surprised my list now includes the segregated North American church.I leave stores when I am followed around under the suspicion of shoplifting. I leave […]

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Filling In The Gaps: Holiness And Spiritual Development

Photo by Nik on Unsplash Paul prays that God would “fill in the gaps” for the Thessalonians by strengthening their hearts in love. He says this will make them “blameless in holiness.” What’s the connection between holiness and spiritual development? Scripture:        1 Chronicles, chapters 22-24; 1 Thessalonians, chapter 3 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 (CEB): Now Timothy has returned to us from you and has given us good news about your faithfulness […]

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Our Gender on Earth as In Heaven – ChristianityToday.com

|I find much of what’s written today about gender to be oddly abstract and otherworldly. Debates about gender in the church and culture often orbit around questions relating to authority and submission or whether gender is a binary or a spectrum.And while such discussions may be valuable to a certain extent, they don’t go very far in addressing the roots of the gendered pain we experience in this “present evil age” (Gal. 1:4). Offering abstract principles ignores the particulars of […]

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Verse of the Day – Amos 5:14

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. —Amos 5:14Thoughts on Today's Verse...Many illicit and evil groups claim to have God on their side. Horrific things have been done under the disguise of a "Christian" movement. Jesus, however, told us we could recognize people by their fruit. Those who seek good and abhor evil, live […]

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Amos 5:14 — Today’s Verse for Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. — Amos 5:14 Now you can listen to Today's Verse on iTunes, Spotify, Echo devices, and more! Thoughts on Today's Verse... Many illicit and evil groups claim to have God on their side. Horrific things have been done under the disguise of a "Christian" movement. Jesus, however, […]

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Finding a (Real) Christian College – ChristianityToday.com

When I speak at churches around the country, the conversation after my talks often turns to the state of Christian higher education. I’m a professor at a Christian institution, and Christian parents and grandparents want to know where high school graduates can go to have their faith deepened rather than […]

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Dawkins' "cultural Christianity," political theologies, and the Church of Pope Francis – La Croix International

Support La Croix International and high-quality journalism Enjoy unlimited access to La Croix International Signs of the times. Pope Francis, distinguishing himself from predecessors, champions a "global south" Catholicism, advocating liberation from Western norms and deeper integration into non-Western cultures, in stark contrast to Western "cultural Christians" who seek to preserve […]

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