Christian Century

• Loving the spiritual-but-not-religious neighbors I am given
  They’re my students and colleagues. I want to talk with them, not about them.
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• Jesus the (Second Temple-era) Jew
  “If we don’t understand the Judaism of Jesus’ time, how can we understand him and his message?”
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• Arson in Boston area, Chicago threatens Jewish communities
  One location, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Arlington, Massachusetts—also home to the rabbi’s family—was set on fire twice.
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• Immigration and the biblical law of the stranger
  In Torah, the stranger appears as a guest to be welcomed, not a problem to be solved.
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• Abraham broke the law, crossing borders and trafficking his wife
  Why do we forgive him so much more easily than migrants today?
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• The extinction of whales, birds, and other creatures that once praised God
  God called all of them good. Humans are rapidly destroying them.
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• A parishioner with Alzheimer’s speaks for herself
  She came to our events on dementia and faith. She believed we could do better.
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• Unrigging the human game
  We need to stop playing to win, says Bill McKibben, and start playing to keep the game going.
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• Flannery O’Connor’s challenge to the Lost Cause myths of the Confederacy
  A little-known O’Connor story explores the human cost of self-deception.
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• What book gives you a powerful glimpse of the Christian life?
  10 writers respond.
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Christianity Today Magazine

• newDid God Endow All His Creatures with an Appreciation of Beauty?

  

  When it seems the whole world suffers, animals are still offering praise.There’s no shortage of ugliness in our world. A quick scan of today’s environmental headlines reveals any number of horrors: burnt-out Californian forests, flooded Midweste…
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• newOne-on-One with Justin Schell on Being Under-Gospeled and Finding God as He Is

  

  "We must learn to enjoy Christ, to see the clear sunbeams of the heart of God the Father, shining on us."Ed: How long have you been involved in Lausanne International, and what is your current role?Justin: I have been serving as director of executi…
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• Only Half of Kids Raised Southern Baptist Stay Southern Baptist

  

  Analysis: The bigger factor behind the SBC’s decline isn’t the struggle to gain new converts; it’s keeping their own.By now, Southern Baptists recognize that their movement is in a decline that shows no signs of changing course.By their own m…
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• How Can Today’s Pro-Life Christians Build Trust in the Movement?

  

  Four leaders share their vision for what demonstrating pro-life convictions really looks like.The recent debates over anti-abortion legislation advancing in states like Alabama, Missouri, and Georgia—some of the strictest bans in the country, seen…
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• Southern Baptists Down to Lowest in 30 Years

  

  While giving is up, membership, baptism, and church numbers continued to drop in 2018.A boost in giving—up to $11.8 billion total—and major church growth in Texas was not enough to fend off more than a decade of declines among the Southern Bapti…
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• Getting Married? Some Resources and Humor to Get You Started Right

  

  7 helpful resources provided by my audience on Twitter.I haven’t officiated a wedding in over a decade—no, scratch that, maybe more. But I’ve just committed to performing one.Look out, newlyweds!So, needless to say, I found myself needing so…
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• The Gospel Calls Us to Perfection, Not Perfectionism

  

  Holiness is a hard challenge. The key is surrender, not striving.I’ve been called an overachiever. In elementary school, I considered a B-plus an abject failure, and I was updating my résumé before most kids could spell the word. I used to retur…
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• As Violence Escalates in Burkina Faso, Family of Slain Missionary Keeps Serving

  

  Mike Riddering died in the attack that brought about a new era of terrorism in the West African country. Now his relatives are working to bring about revival.Burkina Faso used to be one of the most peaceful nations in the world. The small West Afric…
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• Strangers in the Land of Startups

  

  A US missions agency is changing the way Spain’s tech hub engages its influx of migrants.An entrepreneurial hub on the coast of southern Spain houses more than 600 global companies in shiny, modern buildings, with rows of palm trees reflected in w…
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• Court Rules Against Gang Members-Turned-Evangelists

  

  Ex-members say they’re uniquely equipped to reach gangs. Former Latin Kings continue to fight Illinois restrictions they believe hamper their right to share the gospel.Two sets of brothers—Elias and Saul Juarez and Ruben and Oscar Sanchez—said…
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Elev8

• Kirk Franklin Debuts Music Video For New Song, “OK”

  

  Watch the video for “OK” here...
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• End Painful On Again Off Again Relationships Once And For All

  

  A wise person once gave me some very simple relationship advice: indecision is a decision.
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• Gabrielle Union Talks About Initially Hiding Her Identity From Her Surrogate

  

  Gabrielle Union has been very open about not only her struggles to get pregnant, including the fact that she suffered eight miscarriages along the way, she told us ultimately that she and husband Dwyane Wade opted to have a surrogate carry their chil…
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• “‘I Can’t Skip My Brother And My Sister.” Halle Berry Speaks To Black Journalists After Publicist Said They Didn’t Have Time

  

  We will never forget the media outlets who were chosen to interview the cast of Black Panther.
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• Ex Gang Member Turned Pastor Recalls Moment He Decided To Follow God [VIDEO]

  

  Casey Diaz, was once a gang member that served time for murder. 
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• Teyana Taylor Grieves The Painful Loss Of Her Great-Grandmother: “My Heart Can’t Take It”

  

  Songstress Teyana Taylor shared some devastating news with her millions of social media followers on Tuesday.
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• Common Shares How He Told His Mom He Was Molested As A Little Boy

  

  Last week, rapper, actor and author Common revealed that he was molested when he was 9 or 10-years old by a family friend.
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• ‘Churchy Date’ App Wants To Help Christians Find Love

  

  Christian Mingle might be old news now that the new dating website for Christians called "Churchy Date" has arrived.
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• Tiffany Haddish To Host & Produce “Kids Say The Darndest Things” Reboot

  

  ABC is reviving the hit show, “Kids Say the Darndest Things.” And according to AOL, Tiffany Haddish is set to host.
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• Jordin Sparks’ Stepfather Dies After Suffering A Sudden Stroke

  

  Singer Jordin Sparks and her family are grieving the loss of her stepfather, James Jackson, a 50-year-old retired army veteran and firefighter, who died on May 7 after a fatal stroke, PEOPLE reports.
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  Thanks to all those who've supported this blog over the years. I'm moving over to Wordpress with a slightly different format. Hope you'll join me there!Jesus Unboxed
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RELEVANT Magazine

• Things No One Tells You About Going on Short-Term Mission Trips
  It is estimated that over 1.5 million people from the United States participate in short-term mission trips every year. That is a lot of people. And those 1.5 million people…
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• Review: ‘Booksmart’ Is a Hilarious Ode to Making Dumb Decisions
  The paradox of high school is it was a terrible experience for just about everyone, yet most people look back on it fondly. Even without rose-colored glasses, your teenage stumbles…
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• Netflix’s ‘Between Two Ferns’ Movie Will Arrive on Sept. 20
  The “Between Two Ferns” interview videos are consistently some of the internet’s funniest viral clips. Now, we’ve got some actual details about Netflix’s feature-length adaptation. Between Two Ferns: The Movie…
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• Here’s Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors’ New Song Featuring The Lone Bellow: ‘Dragons’
  Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors have released a brand new song. It features The Lone Bellow. (The song was actually co-written by Lone Bellow frontman Zach Williams.) “Dragons” starts with…
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• Did Disney’s Original ‘Aladdin’ Really Have a Secret Message In the Background?
  Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake bounces into theaters this weekend, attempting to recapture the magic of flying carpets, chattering monkeys and, most dauntingly, the late Robin Williams, but you might remember…
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• The ’90s CCM Supergroup You Knew Was Coming Is Finally Here
  Jars of Clay. dcTalk. Petra. Whiteheart. These are the bands that defined what Christian rock sounded like in the late ’80s and early ’90s. They sold millions of albums, packed…
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• New Data Says the SBC Is the Smallest It’s Been in 30 Years
  The Southern Baptist Convention has released its Annual Church Profile (ACP). The ACP tracks key growth and health statistics, and though the SBC remains the country’s largest Protestant denomination, the…
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• How Becoming a ‘Tree-Hugger’ Can Change Your Faith
  Dr. Matthew Sleeth loves trees. Not just because they are beautiful, but because he believes they can teach us a lot about God’s nature. In his new book Reforesting Faith:…
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• Review: Amy Poehler’s ‘Wine Country’ Subverts Typical Female-Story Tropes
  “Rest and laughter are the most spiritual and subversive acts of all,” Anne Lamott once wrote. Amy Poehler’s Wine Country embodies this concept well: Six women, solidly in middle age…
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• Marriage Isn’t About Your Happiness
  Did you ever think someone could show you love through a bologna sandwich? I didn’t think so either. Until I found out that my then-boyfriend-now-husband (a poor, broke, medical school…
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Sojourners: Blog

• Confronting Christian Anti-Semitism One Mascot at a Time

  

  My high school alma mater is not an anti-Semitic or Islamophobic school, as far as I know. But its mascot is.
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• The $40-million Morehouse Loan Payoff Illuminates Student Debt Crisis for Black Grads

  

  The student debt crisis in America is currently at its worst, making it more difficult for minorities, specifically African Americans, to attend four year colleges — especially private institutions as Morehouse College. It is estimated the average…
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• A Hymn to Remind Us We are Not Alone

  

  So when we seek direction, remind us what is true:the Advocate is with us to help us follow you.Christ, guided by the Spirit, may we your people beA loving, faithful witness in this community.
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• Weekly Wrap 5.24.19: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

  

  Can you convert a climate denier, the first woman president of New York Theological Seminary, the legacy of Jean Vanier, and more in the Weekly Wrap.
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• Filipino Churches are Resisting Corrupt Government. The U.S. Church Should Take Notes

  

  Impeachment suggests charging a president with misconduct that would disqualify them from public office — that’s not what Filipinos as asking for. Unseating Dutarte from office implies that there is a need for people power — a movement to asser…
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• Is Common Ground on Abortion Possible?

  

  “Life” issues have once again become extremely politically divisive. Claiming to be either “for the women” or “for the babies,” turns empathy for only one life into single-issue voting on both sides of the political spectrum. Instead of r…
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• Washing the Blood Off Our Hands

  

  We weren’t meant to kill people. When we do kill, it does something to us. In writing my book Executing Grace, I interviewed a former executioner who told me how he was haunted by the spirits of the men he executed, whose souls visited him at night…
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• 'Lulled into a Nightmare'

  

  The Mueller report is all but forgotten — its limited focused also not remembered. Mueller’s assignment was to look only at Russian interference in the election and the possibility of a criminal conspiracy with the Trump campaign to assist this.…
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• Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond Named First Woman President of New York Theological Seminary

  

  Walrond said she is pleased “to have the opportunity to show all women that there are still many opportunities to be ‘the first.’”
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• Our Faith Demands Personal Devotion and Public Action

  

  Our conversations about the many challenges confronting us — poverty, immigration, racism, sexism, environmental destruction — must always begin with an acknowledgement of our shared responsibility to care for God’s people and God’s creation.
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The Christian Post

The K-LOVE Morning Show

• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Julianna Said She Was Working for Jesus

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Eloy Felt God's Presence

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - She Took The K-LOVE 30 Day Challenge

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - He Was Diagnosed with a Kidney Disease

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - God Provided When She Needed It Most

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Aiesha Was Blessed with a Car

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day! God Is Still in the Healing Business

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - She Never Lost Hope That God Would Have a Family for Them

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Her Husband Donated One of His Kidneys to Her

  

   
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• The Encouraging Story of the Day - Radio Set to K-LOVE Makes an Impact

  

   
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WORLDmag

• On assignment
  Earlier this week, I spent an hour visiting via Skype with more than two dozen students at this spring’s World Journalism Institute. We talked about embracing discomfort, asking good questions, and the time a monkey hopped on my shoulder while I wa…
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• A scandal afoot?
  On March 18, a tech employee who goes by the alias Tyler started an Instagram account with the username @PreachersNSneakers and posted a photo of an American pastor in tennis shoes. Sounds harmless, but these weren’t scuffed-up lawn mowing shoes, t…
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• Free at last
  Thirty years ago on the predawn morning of June 4, 1989, tanks rolled down the streets of Beijing to Tiananmen Square, where tens of thousands of students had gathered for weeks pleading with the government for reform and democracy. The People’s Li…
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• Mailbag
  Dangerous journeys, contentious crossings[ April 27 ] Sophia Lee and Mindy Belz (“
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• Far-off places
  The Rise and Fall of Mount MajesticJennifer TraftonThis is a rollicking tale about what happens when people unwittingly build their country on top of a sleeping giant. When mischievous Persim
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• Books about authors
  The Flame Imperishable: Tolkien, St. Thomas, and the Metaphysics of FaërieJonathan S. McIntoshThis theological and philosophical account of the deepest foundations of Middle Earth will enthrall Tolkien fans. McI
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• Uncertain places
  The gut-punching photographs and stories in Chris Arnade’s Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America (Penguin Random House, 2019) explain how Donald Trump won crucial Midwest states in 2016. Free trade has reduced t
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• Hearts gone cold
  It was one of those once-in-a-thousand-years things—at least not supposed to happen more than once in a lifetime.But now it had happened twice. Indeed, for the second time in 25 years, the sober question posed by the prophet I
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• Quick Takes
  Acting like animalsIn an attempt to prevent a class from closing, a French farmer has found 15 new students to enroll in a local school in the Alpine village of Crêts-en-Belledonne, but keeping them focused on their studies may be a probl
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• Quotables
  ‘We’ll take AOC’s carbon footprint for ourselves.’TV host Rachel Campos-Duffy, wife of U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., on becoming pregnant with the couple’s ninth child. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Co
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EEW Magazine

• Won't He do it? Ciara says ‘I prayed for a God-fearing man’ and God sent Russell

  

  Folks want to know what kind of powerful prayer GRAMMY® Award-winning mononymous singer, Ciara, prayed to God that manifested her sold-out-to-Jesus, successful NFL quarterback husband—Russell Wilson—in her life.“I’ll tell you a few things t…
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• Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at 8 weeks, supporters say it is 'saving lives'

  

  Missouri’s Republican-led Senate has now passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.Senators approved the legislation 24-10 early Thursday with just hours left before a Friday deadline to pass bills. It needs at least one more v…
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• Yolanda Adams gives helpful advice to balance you nutritionally, mentally, and spiritually

  

  Are you feeling less than your best lately? It could be that your life is out of balance according to GRAMMY® Award-winning gospel singer, Yolanda Adams.“We all know that we need to make sure that our minds and our bodies, and our spirits are in…
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• Michelle Williams touts benefits of working out to improve mental health

  

  May is mental Health Awareness Month, and if you’re looking for ways to build yourself up (mind, body, and soul), go ahead and sweat it out in the gym—something researchers from Oxford and Yale say could decrease mental health challenges.Christ…
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• Ayesha Curry teaches us that in the age of oversharing, transparency is not always best

  

  We live in a day and age where everyone wants to tell their truth–to be open and to be heard. But this is not always the wisest route.Take the case of Ayesha Curry, Christian chef, cookbook author, and wife of NBA player Stephen Curry, for exampl…
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• Heartwarming: Taraji Henson surprises her stepmother with a home renovation [VIDEO]

  

  If you’re looking for a tear-jerking Mother’s Day story, look no further than Taraji P. Henson and her stepmother Angie; the two share an absolutely beautiful connection.Recently, their loving relationship was put on full display as the “Empi…
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• Not your place, ma’am: Jill Biden says it’s time to move on from Anita Hill controvers

  

  Former Vice President Joe Biden said he takes responsibility for the fact that Anita Hill was “not treated well” in 1991 when she accused then-Supreme Court-nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment while Biden led the Senate Judiciary Committ…
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• Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore condemn those in the church who deny white supremacy

  

  Segregation in the modern-day church is as big an issue today as it was in the 1950s. So, too, is white supremacy—the belief that white people are superior to other races and should therefore dominate society.Bible teacher and New York Times best…
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• Watch It: Sandra Bland's own video from 2015 traffic stop in Texas released

  

  Cellphone video recorded by Sandra Bland, a black woman found dead in a Texas jail following a confrontational 2015 traffic stop, shows for the first time her perspective as a white state trooper draws his stun gun and points it at close range wh…
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• Teacher Appreciation Day: The spiritual lesson my mathematics teacher taught me

  

  In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, I'm sharing a story about my favorite teacher and how he taught me a lesson that has enriched my spiritual life, though that wasn't his intention.Mr. Galeza, my middle school mathematics instructor, re…
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