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Don’t Overstate the Rewards of Sexual Faithfulness. Don’t Understate Them Either.
Book Review
The false promises of purity culture shouldn’t overshadow the true promises of God.
Jen Pollock Michel

In his classic book Orthodoxy, G. K. Chesterton described the surprising, even subversive, nature of truth: “Whenever we feel there is something odd in Christian theology, we shall generally find that there is something odd in the truth.”

He gave the example of celibacy as an illustration: “It is true,” Chesterton wrote, “that the historic Church has at once emphasized celibacy and emphasized the family; has at once … been fiercely for having children and fiercely ...

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President-elect can integrate it into human rights agenda without repudiating Trump’s legacy.
Judd Birdsall

This week as Poland hosts the third Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom—the latest in a series of high-profile summits initiated by the Trump administration—many observers are wondering what a Biden presidency will mean for the United States’ promotion of religious freedom abroad.

For the past four years, religious liberty has enjoyed pride of place in President Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy agenda. The president and many senior officials routinely addressed ...

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When Words About God Become the Word of the Lord
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Decades of listening to sermons have convinced me of these four truths.
Nathan Hatch
US Megachurches Are Getting Bigger and Thinking Smaller
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Church growth has corresponded with a huge jump in multisite locations and deeper engagement in small groups.
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How Churches Elevate and Protect Abusive Pastors
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A psychologist explores the power dynamics that help turn shepherds into wolves.
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A Plea to Save Artsakh’s Armenian Heritage
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Head of the Armenian Apostolic Church details the “countless sacred spaces” in Nagorno-Karabakh at risk of becoming the “silent victims of conquest” by Azerbaijan.
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Died: John Edmund Haggai, Evangelist Who Trained Evangelists
Obituary
Southern Baptist pastor promoted a new strategy to spread the gospel globally.
Daniel Silliman
We All Know Christ’s Dying Words. But Can We Define the ‘It’ That Is ‘Finished’?
Pastors Launch Church-Planting Network for ‘Black and Brown Neighborhoods’
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A new initiative led by Thabiti Anyabwile aims to support leaders serving in distressed urban areas.
Kate Shellnutt
Rich Lowry on Where Conservatism Goes From Here
Cultivated
Donald Trump transformed conservative and evangelical politics. What comes next?
Michael Cosper
When Conscience Rights Come at the Cost of Human Rights
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Evangelicals have done commendable work advancing religious freedom around the globe. But that work has involved some questionable moral compromises.
Alex Ward
As a Pandemic Parent, God Calls Me to This Loud and Lonely Life
A Drink of Light
I have a legitimate need for monastic silence. But that need is also a serious temptation.
Tish Harrison Warren
No Pandemic Pause in Persecution, Says Poland Ministerial
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Third annual conference to promote international religious freedom, held virtually, highlights how governments have exploited COVID-19.
Jayson Casper
Cultivating Chaos
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The Holy Spirit does many things. First among them is creation.
Sandra McCracken
Charities Adapt to Save Christmas from COVID-19
News
Nonprofits are offering churches more ways to give during a season with fewer in-person gatherings.
Kate Shellnutt
Christians Ready to Help COVID-19 Vaccine Go to Neediest First
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Medical experts prep for ethical distribution, while some church leaders preach against misinformation.
Rebecca Randall
Sony’s Pure Flix Acquisition Could Raise the Bar for Christian Movies
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A major Hollywood studio invests in on-demand inspirational content.
Josh M. Shepherd
Spiritual Formation as COVID-19 Gets More Depressing
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How to seek transformation when you’re burned out by the pandemic.
Morgan Lee
The Joys of Ministry
The Art of Pastoring
Too often, pastors reflect on the aspects of their work that feel like a grind. But it’s joy that sustains us.
Jared Wilson and Ronnie Martin
Sudan’s Partially Answered Prayers
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An interview with Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo on religious freedom after Bashir, normalization with Israel, defamation of religions, and what to pray for next.
Jayson Casper
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