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I Escaped from Iran, but Not from God
As a child of the Iranian Revolution, I wanted nothing to do with religion. I was nine years old when I decided that I hated God. I hated him because I believed he hated me...
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Pastor Matt Chandler on Going Back to School at The Wheaton Grad School
At 45, Matt Chandler enrolled in the graduate program at Wheaton College. I asked him why. Ed: You are here with me at your first class in the Wheaton College Graduate School. So, what’s the...
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How Often Should Communion Or The Lord’s Supper Be Taken?
Some churches offer Communion every Sunday while others do it monthly or quarterly, so which is right? The New Covenant While Jesus and the disciples were having the Passover meal, “Jesus took bread,… [[ This...
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Actor Chris Pratt to Follow Bible-Based 21-Day Diet of Prayer and Fasting
“Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.” That’s what Old Testament prophet Daniel said to his Babylonian prison guard in the 7th century BC and now American actor Chris Pratt is...
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When Great Writers Wrestle with Faith
Why have so many modern novelists and poets chased after (and fled from) God? The metaphors we use in given situations show us more about our assumptions than we often realize. In politics, we speak...
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Going Dutch: Netherlands Imports Nashville Statement Controversy
Latest translation of US evangelical document on LGBT issues divides Dutch Bible Belt and leads to criminal threats against a Christian politician. When the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) debuted its treatise on...
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Making Grace Visible: Reflections on Our Calling
Unless we are proximate, there is no opportunity to show grace. I recently was introduced to the term “PLU,” which stands for “people like us.” We all need a sense of community where we are...
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How to Live the Bible — Growing in the Word
This is the forty-sixth 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 on this journey through Scripture,...
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Curiosity Propels My Toddler to Learn. Will Computers Ever Compare?
How our relationship to God makes us unique from our robot imitators. My son saw a shark today. In his two short years, this was the first time he beheld the creature. His eyes went...
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Mental Illness and the Church: Some Brief Thoughts on Some Ways to Engage Better
People are getting better at talking about mental illness, but there is still a stigma. It is essential that we talk more about mental illness and the church. Furthermore, it is essential for pastors to...