Christian Century

• newTrue generosity comes from joy
  Bone-deep generosity has nothing to do with means and everything to do with desire.
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• The Orthodox in Ukraine and their rival churches
  The creation of a new body echoes old hostilities.
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• Toni Morrison writes about race, religion, and her own fiction
  Our language isn’t neutral. It has history embedded within it.
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• Sin and grace in public discourse
  “We’ve lost the capacity to talk about the universality of brokenness—and belovedness.”
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• Migrants are suffering. Will increased funding help?
  A new funding law gives the Trump administration trust it hasn’t earned.
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• Can a fleabag clean up her act?
  The sarcastic and sacrilegious two-season show has a moral center.
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• These UMC deacons are more like doulas than circuit riders
  How Sacred Stones Ministries is bringing new ministry models to birth
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• A church is fighting back against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
  And it has some prominent allies.
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• A woman’s place—at the mosque
  How American Muslim women are transcending barriers to leadership.
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• How white supremacist groups are targeting online gamers
  Extremists craft narratives of persecution, oppression, and the need for heroic struggle. So do video games.
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Christianity Today Magazine

• And Now, the Star of the Show....

  

  How we inadvertently create a cult of personality around our preachers. Here is the “most effective” and terrible sermon illustration I’ve ever used:One day my wife and I were arguing about something—the exact subject has long been forgott…
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• Died: Jesse Miranda, Hispanic Evangelicals’ Bridge-Builder

  

  The ministry founder, educator, and Assemblies of God leader elevated the voices of his community and paved the way for future leaders.Jesse Miranda, a Pentecostal leader and the “granddaddy of US Latino Protestantism,” died last Friday at the a…
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• What It’s Like When Your Wife Is ‘Christian Famous’

  

  Hearing from the husbands of some of our favorite authors, teachers, and ministry leaders.By now, the church has come to recognize the challenges faced by pastors’ wives, a role weighed with expectations, attention, and personal sacrifice. But as…
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• One-one-One with Eric Geiger on Building Leaders and Change Leadership

  

  “Without a shared conviction, you will have systemic chaos.”Ed: Could you give us a brief overview of the book?Eric: There's one chart in the book that’s my go-to chart that I use if I'm ever asked to speak about leadership in a non-Christian…
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• The 13 Persecuted Christians Chosen by the State Department to Share Their Stories with the World

  

  At this week's second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, 30 survivors from 19 countries from all faiths were given a global platform in Washington DC.At this week’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, billed as the largest human right…
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• Pompeo: Why We’re Hosting the World’s Biggest Event on Religious Persecution

  

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explains to CT why the State Department invited 100 nations and 1,000 participants to its second Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom.This week, the US State Department invited more than 100 countries to come to DC…
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• New England Cities Named Most ‘Post-Christian’

  

  Barna’s rankings spur pastors in secularizing spots—in the Northeast and across the country—to continue working and praying for revival. Eight locales in the Northeast and New England, a region historically known for its “righteous roots”…
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• One-on-One with Gary Nelson on the Decline of Christendom

  

  “The church needs to re-introduce itself as a place, as a possibility, and as a neighborhood impact, as opposed to a place people ‘attend’ or ‘go’.”Ed: One of the things you talk about in your book is the decline of Christendom in Canada…
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• Moonshot: What Barth, Tillich, and Tozer Thought of the Space Age

  

  CT’s 1958 interview provides some bearing on today's missions to the sun, Mars and beyond.It seems like so long ago that a moonshot was just a moonshot. Today, “moonshot” has come to mean an improbable mission—curing cancer, artificial gener…
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• Korean Church Court Dodges Decision on Pastoral Succession

  

  Denomination delays verdict on how Myungsung, the world’s largest Presbyterian church, passed its pulpit from father to son.The two-year saga embroiling the world’s largest Presbyterian church remained unresolved Tuesday, despite a scheduled rul…
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• newHow Thoughts Of Suicide & Dealing With Depression Made The Walls Group Know That God Was Real [VIDEO]

  

  While promoting their knew song "You've Got A Friend" on "The Terrell Show" the group revealed they faced thoughts of suicide and struggled with depression.
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• newTaye Diggs Opens Up About His Dating Life & Why He Still Stans For Jussie Smollett [VIDEO]

  

  Actor Taye Diggs spilled some news about his dating life while participating in a generous philanthropic effort.
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• A Kirk Franklin Biopic Produced By DeVon Franklin Is Coming Your Way

  

  The award-winning singer and writer will be profiled in a new Sony film co-produced by Franklin under his Fo Yo Soul Productions imprint, as well as by preacher, author and motivational speaker DeVon Franklin under his production house Franklin Produ…
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• Faith Walking: The Trial And The Test Is Necessary [VIDEO]

  

  It can overwhelm us and even make us sick, but we must realize in life this is what we must do to get to the next level.
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• House Passes Resolution To Condemn Trump’s Racist Tweets

  

  The vote passed 240-187 with four Republicans and one Independent who supported the resolution, CNN reports.
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• “I Was More Interested In Him Than I’d Ever Been With Anyone”: If You Ever Wondered What Eve Saw In Her Husband, It’s This [VIDEO]

  

  Five years into marriage, Eve is still surprised that she found love with husband Maximillion Cooper.
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• Barack Obama Congratulates Woman He Granted Clemency To After She Made The Dean’s List

  

  Metz was offered clemency in 2016 after being sentenced to three consecutive life sentences, plus 20 additional years, once she was convicted of drug trafficking.
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• Missy Elliott Sounds Off On Her Legendary Career: “Everything I Spoke, I’ve Done”

  

  Missy Elliott is more than a mega-producer, futuristic performer and hit-maker, she’s a conquerer.
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• Woman Dies In Dominican Republic After Getting Plastic Surgery Against Her Family’s Wishes

  

  A New York family is grieving after their matriarch lost her life on the operating table during a recent surgery in the Dominican Republic.
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• Pastor Held Armed Robber At Gunpoint Inside Church [VIDEO]

  

  A pastor in Florida is thanking God that a robbery didn't turn deadly inside his church.
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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

• The Lie of ‘Too Blessed to Be Stressed’
  Unless I missed it, the song “Everything Is Awesome” from the LEGO movie is nowhere to be found in scripture. In fact, look at the Psalms and you will read…
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• 3 Nominated ‘Game of Thrones’ Actors Submitted Themselves After HBO Declined To
  If you ever needed confirmation that it pays to believe in yourself then just look at what three TV stars did to earn Emmy nominations. Gwendoline Christie, Alfie Allen and…
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• Here’s the Extremely Cool Trailer for the New ‘Top Gun’ Movie
  We live in a time where every great movie is getting a remake or a reboot whether we want it or not. Sometimes, they turn out pretty good (Jurassic World).…
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• Watch This 11-Year-Old Hang Out With the ‘Dude Perfect’ Guys for ESPN’s ‘My Wish’ Campaign
  Nolan Harm is just 11 years old, but he’s been battling cystic fibrosis for years. But, even though the disease effects both Nolan and his older brother Liam’s life, it…
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• 12 Nelson Mandela Quotes Every Justice Advocate Should Read
  It’s impossible to quickly sum up all Nelson Mandela’s accomplishments and influence—both in his home country of South Africa and throughout the world. The anti-apartheid activist turned president was known…
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• Looks Like American Hero Dolly Parton Will Join Lil Nas X For an ‘Old Town Road’ Remix
  Every piece of news about “Old Town Road” feels piped in from a different timeline in which things are going well. Lil Nas X’s undisputed song of the summer has…
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• Instagram Is Experimenting with Hiding Likes
  Soon you may no longer see how many “likes” other people’s photos and videos get on Instagram. The social media giant is experimenting with hiding likes in seven countries to…
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• Derek Minor on Why ‘Send Her Home’ Is So Hurtful: ‘That Is Just Racist’
  On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar and the rest the three other junior congresswomen of color known as “the squad” whose progressive…
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• 7 Unbiblical Statements Christians Believe
  We don’t often stop to consider the magnitude of what the Bible represents. It is literally God revealing Himself and communicating Himself to mankind in written word. Orthodox Christianity teaches…
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• 6 Friends Every Christian Has (And the One You Really Need)
  Everyone needs good friends. And every Christian needs good Christian friends. The Bible paints a rich picture of Christian friendship. It talks about the Church being a “fellowship” of brothers…
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Sojourners: Blog

• newHow College Coaches Change the Lives of Students Formerly in Foster Care

  

  Seita Scholars have a 30 percent graduation rate, compared with national averages of 8 percent for former foster children. Maddy Day, a former director of outreach and training for the center, remembers becoming aware of the success of the Seita Scho…
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• newWho Will Call Out the President's Racism?

  

  If we hear silence from white people of faith, we are in deep spiritual trouble. Christian moral objection to the president’s racist language must grow every day and from many quarters, but so farno word at all from the president’s most prominent…
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• newAmid Rising Hate Crimes, Muslim and Jewish Women Traveled to Auschwitz Together

  

  
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• White Evangelicals Have Won Political Influence. But at What Cost?

  

  How can someone who claims to stand on family values possibly support a policy of family separation that, in many cases, leaves no possibility for future reunification? How can someone who claims to follow a man who taught us to love our enemies poss…
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• Policymakers Express Bipartisan Support for Restoring Dignity to Incarcerated Women

  

  This week, a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on women in the criminal justice system. While women only make up 7 percent of the prison population, the incarceration rate for women has increased at twice the pace as the incarceration…
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• Trump's Tweets Say More About America Than We Want to Admit

  

  The president of the United States has recently unleashed a barrage of racist and anti-immigrant tweets that are, in my opinion, in perfect alignment with who we have known him to be. While outrage is the appropriate societal response to such childis…
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• Legal Experts Say New Federal Rule to Block Most Asylum Claims Is on Shaky Ground

  

  It’s not a matter of if, but when, a federal court will strike down the Trump administration’s latest attempt to rewrite laws governing who can receive asylum in the United States, immigration and legal experts said Monday.
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• Detention Center Protester: 'Thou Shalt Not Be a Bystander'

  

  “What I see Trump and the current administration doing is going down the same path that things started in Nazi Germany,” Avjian said. “I feel that every one of us has to speak up and we can’t let the divisiveness that is permeating our countr…
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• Democrats Plan Vote Condemning Xenophobic Trump Tweets on Congresswomen

  

  The vote could put Trump's fellow Republicans in an awkward position, forcing them either to vote against their leader, who has strong support among conservative voters, or effectively defend his statements, widely described as racist.
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• New Trump Policy to End Asylum Protections for Most Central Americans Immigrants

  

  The Trump administration on Monday said it would take steps to make it more difficult for immigrants arriving on the southern border to seek asylum in the United States, putting the onus on them to ask for shelter in other countries.
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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

• Forge fires and watered gardens
  This story is part of our 2019 Hope Awards contest. To vote for your favorite regional winner, go to
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• Picked up, sanded off
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• Scheming for God
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• Mailbag
  Not forgotten[ June 8 ] Thanks for Jamie Dean’s article. We lost my husband to Lewy body dementia at age 56. In that dark time our church
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• Letting them shine
  This story is part of our 2019 Hope Awards contest. To vote for your favorite regional winner, go to
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• New or recent albums
  Sanctified Soldiers for the Transfiguration of LightRoy Ruiz ClaytonIn the nine years since Clayton last undertook an album, his gritty street-folk has gotten loud, loose, and tough enough to qualify for a place on th
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• Seeing eye to eye
  In 2013 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied an Oregon punk rock band’s request to trademark its name, “The Slants,” on grounds it disparaged Asian Americans. The band, led by California native Simon Tam, appealed: He says its goal was t…
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• Reading menagerie
  A Father’s LoveHannah HoltIn this rhyming book for young children, Holt focuses on animals where the father plays a role in raising the young. She includes penguins, foxes, marmosets, lions, toads, sea horses, falco
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• Four self-published or small press books
  Meditation Times with Elma: An Odyssey Through the Troubled Seas of Dementia O. Keith Hueftle (The Vineyard Bookstore, 2018)During the last three years of her life, Elma Hueftle s
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• Hope in the darkest places
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EEW Magazine

• Alelia Murphy, 114, the oldest living person in America loves God, family and laughter

  

  The oldest living person in the United States is an African-American God-fearing woman who says the key to longevity is to “treat people right.”On July 6, Alelia Murphy celebrated her historic 114th birthday, surrounded by family and friends…
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• Living a blessed life: Tamron Hall talks marriage, motherhood and faith

  

  Journalist Tamron Hall is living a blessed life! With a supportive husband, gorgeous new baby boy, and thriving career, God has smiled on this woman of faith.But she wasn’t all smiles after walking away from her post as an NBC “Today” show…
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• Race-baiting: A winning political strategy where everybody loses

  

  Love, civility, tolerance and understanding are out the window this election season, because race-baiting is a winning political strategy in an ugly game where everybody loses.America is on the brink of implosion as party lines have become battle…
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• Podcast: God has chosen to bless you!

  

  In today’s podcast, Dianna Hobbs says, there are some good things God is about to do for you that you are not expecting. He is adding to you in this season and making you fruitful.When He is finished pouring out His goodness and favor on you,…
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• Devotion: Who can be against you?

  

  Are you in a season where it feels like everything is coming against you? Well, when Satan opposes you, he has to contend with God, and we know the Lord has an undefeated record.So then, whatever the attack is—whether it be physical, financial,…
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• Well-deserved: Ava Duvernay’s ‘When They See Us’ earns a whopping 16 Emmy nominations

  

  Ava Duvernay’s gripping four-part series, “When They See Us,” which impacted 23 million Netflix accounts worldwide, has racked up a whopping 16 Emmy Award nominations.“Thank you to the real men for inviting me to tell their story,” wrot…
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• Feel like the world has gone crazy? 10 Bible verses to keep you sane

  

  With eroding morals, dirty politics, rampant racism and corruption everywhere you look, sometimes, it feels like the world has gone crazy, but you don’t have to.The Bible is the perfect source to keep your heart and mind at peace in times of tr…
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• Tweet wars: As accusations of racism, xenophobia and incivility fly, how should Christians respond?

  

  President Donald Trump has ignited a war of words on Twitter after firing off racist tweets that have been widely condemned, aimed at four progressive congresswomen of color.As the back-and-forth accusations of racism, xenophobia and incivility f…
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• What does the Bible say about how we should treat immigrants? 7 scriptures to know

  

  As our nation focuses on the immigration crisis resulting in men and women being caged in overcrowded detention facilities, and migrant children being separated from their families, it is a good time to closely examine what the Bible says about ho…
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• Podcast: Get ready for a divine switch!

  

  To switch, by definition is to change direction or make a radical shift. And through this word, God is preparing your heart for something unexpected He wants to do in your life.It won’t follow your pattern and He won’t do it your way, but if…
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