Christian Century

• newHow the security culture has burdened women
  Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz shows how the post-9/11 US has intensified control of women’s bodies.
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• Our problem isn’t just loneliness—it’s species loneliness
  How human isolation from the rest of the world keeps us from thriving.
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• The dirty work of ministry
  What two drastically different messages from parishioners taught me
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• We can protect voluntary prayer in schools without blessing Christian nationalism
  
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• Working through collective sin
  Susan Neiman considers how Americans might learn from Germany.
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• Kindness, kinship, and the boundaries of justice
  The virtue of kindness depends on who we see as kin.
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• What steps toward peace could Israelis and Palestinians take now?
  A noncomprehensive list of realistic, practical actions
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• How universal is the Force?
  The Rise of Skywalker reduces a powerful theological symbol to a family drama.
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• China’s attack on the Uighurs and their Muslim faith
  Will the US and other nations speak up?
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• United Methodists plan a split over LGBTQ differences
  
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Christianity Today Magazine

• Your Church Needs Boomers

  

  How a hyper-focus on “attracting the young” can sideline the aging faithful.We rarely hear it put as bluntly as did the small congregation of Grove United Methodist Church, where some members recently claimed “age discrimination” over a serv…
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• 20 Truths for ‘Unburdened’ by Vance Pitman

  

  “The primary call on my life is not to do something for Jesus; the primary call on my life is to be with Jesus” 1. “The Christian life is not me living for Jesus, but Jesus living His life in and through me” (Page 22).2. “When I look aro…
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• Abortion Regret Isn’t a Myth, Despite New Study

  

  What women may refuse to disclose to researchers at a clinic, they’re confessing in Bible studies decades later.Pro-life advocates and ministry leaders are challenging the results of a new study that found that most women do not suffer emotionally…
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• Supreme Court Reconsiders State Bans on Public Funding for Religious Schools

  

  Could a Montana school choice case be the end of Blaine amendments? When a Montana tax credit program for private school scholarships was accused of being discriminatory because religious schools were not eligible, the state eliminated the program o…
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• Nous, le un pour cent des chrétiens, présentons nos excuses aux quatre-vingt-dix-neuf autres pour cent de chrétiens

  

  Vous, les 99 %, n'existez pas pour aider les professionnels du ministère à accomplir le Grand Mandat missionnaire. C’est nous qui existons pour vous aider à le faire.Assis en face d'un ami, Bill Pollard, je voyais son regard empreint d'un espoi…
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• Boko Haram Executes Pastor Who Turned Hostage Video into Testimony

  

  (UPDATED) Beheaded Brethren leader taken captive in Nigeria said he was at peace with death because Jesus “is still alive.”Update (Jan. 21): Boko Haram has beheaded a Brethren church leader in Nigeria, according to the same investigative journal…
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• Why Has Evangelism Declined?

  

  Instead of starting with our questions, we should start where people are and walk them to the gospel.We have entered a decade or two lull in evangelistic passion among evangelicals now. This is ironic since “evangelical” and “evangelistic” c…
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• More Non-Evangelicals Are Calling Themselves Born Again

  

  A growing share of mainline Protestants and Catholics have taken on the once-distinctive label over the past three decades.Just as more Americans are becoming religiously unaffiliated (“nones”), there’s another major shift happening on the oth…
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• Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: Letters from a Birmingham Jail

  

  Today is the day we celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday and the cause he championed, racial equality. Over the years, I’ve developed a tradition of posting Letter from Birmingham Jail on the day we celebrate his birthday. I thought it might be…
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• On MLK Day, Be Still and Listen

  

  Hearing each other is a miracle. We need to practice receiving it as such.Years ago I sat alongside a dozen pastors in a sun-baked, mud-caked church in rural northern Mozambique. They’d gathered to test a recent translation of Isaiah in Lomwe, the…
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• New Birth Donation Helps 1,200 South DeKalb Residents Erase $1.3 Million in Medical Debt

  

  [Stonecrest, GA] A donation from New Birth Missionary Baptist Church has wiped out the debt of more than 1,200 south DeKalb residents thanks to a partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York-based nonprofit organization. Senior Pastor Dr. Jamal Harr…
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• Donnie Mcclurkin Talks About Loving His Parents Even Through Abuse [Exclusive Video]

  

  Donnie Mcclurkin stops by Praise 102.5 in Atlanta to talk with K.D. Bowe about the struggles he had growing up and how that shaped him into the man he is today. Check out the video below… ______ The Latest Gospel News and Inspiration: Sign Up For O…
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• Teen Girl Arrested For Plotting Mass Shooting At Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

  

  A potential mass shooting at a predominantly black church has been avoided thanks to authorities. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that a 16-year-old girl was charged with criminal attempt to commit murder as she was set to carry out an attac…
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• Top 10 Cities Where The Most Generous Practicing Christians Live

  

  Where do generous Christians live? Barna Group has identified a top 10!
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• Mr. Griffin: Who Are You Prayed Up With? [VIDEO]

  

  “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18:20). 
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• Ericaism: Don’t Neglect The Power In The Name Of Jesus [VIDEO]

  

  When you have submitted your life to Christ and you are a believer and you say the name of Jesus in the face of evil, evil will back down.
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• When I Was Younger: How Travis Greene Learned That “Pace Is The Proof Of Trust” [VIDEO]

  

  When Travis Greene was younger, he loved watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, never let go of his favorite stuffed animal and was pretty loud (he likes to call it "creative" though). Most of all, he knew he always wanted to sing.
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• New Research Shows Fewer Americans Believe In God

  

  New research from Gallup says only 64 percent of Americans believe in God. This new percentage comes a decade after 80 percent of Americans were “convinced” there is a God. 
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• Kevin Hart Gives Glory To God At People’s Choice Awards, His First Public Appearance Since Car Crash [VIDEO]

  

  Kevin Hart appeared at the People’s Choice Awards, it marks the first time he has appeared in public since a serious car accident that left him hospitalized, and needing surgery.
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• GRIFF’s Prayer For Short Guys [VIDEO]

  

  GRIFF’s got a word for short guys...
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• My Blog Has Moved to Wordpress

  

  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

• newNot Welcome?
  I’m staring at an old newspaper cover.  It was delivered to our house in December, and made its rounds from the front door, to the kitchen table, to the kitchen…
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• newDid a Minnesota Church Actually Ask Elderly Members to Leave?
  A sad, heated controversy is bubbling in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, where members of Grove United Methodist Church say their church, which is about to undertake a “hard reset” in an…
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• newAdvocating For Presence: Why I Deleted My Instagram Account
  I downloaded Instagram in the summer of 2015 and from that moment, I opened the app every single day.  At first, my account was solely for personal use and was…
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• newHere’s the First Trailer for the Taylor Swift Documentary ‘Miss Americana’
  Who is Taylor Swift? A global pop star with rare precedent? An aw shucks Tennessee Christmas Tree farm native who happened to strike it big? A gifted songwriter forever trying…
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• newFamily Rep Confirms Truett McKeehan Was a Victim of the Opioid Crisis
  A representative for the McKeehan family has confirmed to People that Truett Foster McKeehan, a rapper and the son of famed Christian artist TobyMac, died of an accidental overdose of…
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• new‘Monty Python’ Founder Terry Jones Has Passed Away
  Terry Jones, the man who made Monty Python the cultural comedic force of its era and directed its biggest feature films including Life of Brian, has passed away. Jones’ family…
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• newHank Azaria Will No Longer Voice Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
  Actor Hank Azaria has told Slash Film that he will no longer be voicing the controversial character Apu on The Simpsons. Azaria is white and uses an exaggerated accent as…
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• In a World of Frauds and Broken Promises, Who Can We Trust?
  They met at a Christian university and got married, eventually settling down in Illinois and having a little girl. Next came a house and full-time jobs to pay the mortgage.…
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• The Difference Between Praise and Worship
  Ever since God confused our language at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11), humanity has strived to communicate between countries, cultures and even across time. But we’ve done a fairly…
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• Patton Oswalt’s Next Show Is ‘MODOK’, a Goofy Marvel Project
  Patton Oswalt is a busy guy, but he always finds time for nerdy projects that scratch his bonafides an unapologetic sci-fi geek. The latest of these projects is a new…
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Sojourners: Blog

• new'The Two Popes' Explores the Failures, Humanity of Benedict and Francis

  

  The film humanizes the two popes, while exploring their different ecclesial emphases: church as an inward-facing haven from the world or church as an outward-facing sojourner.
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• newShooter Among Two Dead in Texas Church Attack

  

  A gunman who opened fire in a Texas church, killing one person and leaving another in critical condition, died after parishioners at the Sunday morning service shot him in response, authorities said.
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• newPlantation Weddings Erase a Legacy of Terror

  

  With picturesque homes and landscapes, plantations promote a false message of comfort and simplicity. But the people who worked the grounds, managed the home, and fostered their families enjoyed none of the supposed serenity.
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• newEvangelicals Love Trump's Praise More than God's

  

  Trump does not repent of his actions but persists in them and excuses them, mocking not only God but also his evangelical supporters.
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• Rev. Schenck Criticizes Falwell's Call for Prof-Gun Civil Disobedience

  

  Since November, more than 100 local municipalities, counties, cities, and towns have called for their residents to become Second Amendment Sanctuary cities and oppose “unconstitutional restrictions” on guns. Falwell also told Starnes that he woul…
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• Academy Proves Again Oscars Don't Represent Cinema's Greatest Achievements

  

  There’s no such thing as an objective critic, or objective criteria by which any of us could judge a movie. The question is whether the critic, or the audience, is able to be honest about the criteria they are using. So I’ll say something I’ve…
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• Weekly Wrap 1.17.20: The 10 Best Stories You Missed This Week

  

  Bohnoeffer scholars issue statement of concern, documenting the journey of fleeing Venezuelans, how to fix democracy with design, and more.
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• International Bonhoeffer Society Calls for 'Ending Donald Trump's Presidency' in 'Statement of Concern'

  

  Two years ago, Sojourners magazine released our February 2018 cover story, asking the question, “Is This a Bonhoeffer Moment?” This week, the board of directors of the International Bonhoeffer Society — an organization dedicated to research and…
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• The Illogical Love of Jesus

  

  For American Christians, our neighbors include — but aren’t limited to—Immigrants, both undocumented and documented, refugees, the sick, the poor, the oppressed, Iranians, Syrians, Afghanis, Yemeni, and everyone else. These neighbors are Christ…
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• Judge Blocks Trump Order Requiring Local Officials' Consent for Refugee Resettlement

  

  A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that would allow state and local governments to opt out of the refugee resettlement program.
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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

• Untitled
  A new film about the Vietnam War reminds us that even though we can’t change the past, sometimes it can change us.The Last Full Measure is based on the true story of William H. Pitsenbarger, an Air Force pararescueman in the Vietn
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• Darkness and light
  A New York moment: While working on an article about rising anti-Semitism in New York, I visited an Orthodox synagogue just north of the city called Lincoln Park Jewish Center. Detectives from the local police station had attended the
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• Reports of repression
  Hong Kong authorities barred Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), from entering the territory last week. He had come to Hong Kong to launch the group’s latest annual report on human rights around the world with a special fo…
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• As the trial begins
  The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump centers on whether he put undue influence on the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President and potential campaign rival Joe Biden, and whether that constitutes an impeachable offense.
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• Quick Takes
  Not-so-long winter’s napZookeepers at a Ukrainian zoo took to Facebook in December to complain about their grumpy bears. Blaming temperatures several degrees above average, zoo officials said 29 of the 32 bears housed at Synevyr National
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• Quotables
  “I’m not turning my back on those people.”Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, on his decision to decline the Trump administration’s offer to stop resettling refugees in the state. Other GOP lawmakers in the stat
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• Human Race
  Breaking free from the royal purse strings?PRINCE HARRY CREATED AN UPROAR in the United Kingdom on Jan. 7 with the announcement that he and his family would step back from royal duties
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• Mailbag
  2019 Books of the Year[ Dec. 7 ] I cannot begin to estimate the value of WORLD’s reading lists. They should be required reading for
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• Living with brutal realities
  As the United States and Iran traded airstrikes in Iraq this month, Behnam Benoka made middle-of-the-night pastoral visits. “It’s important I am available to meet with them in their homes at this hour,” the Syriac Catholic priest said of parish…
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• My turn: the three hardest words to say
  “I WAS WRONG.” Some wise soul says those are the three hardest words for a human being to say.Hard or not, I think it’s time for me to apply the confession to my long-standing disdain for those who think we’ll soon be heating our hom
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EEW Magazine

• newThis is why we need ‘Hair Love’: Black student told he can’t walk at graduation unless he cuts his dreadlocks

  

  Stories like this, which are increasingly common, are why the Oscar-nominated animated short “Hair Love” is so celebrated and important within the black community. The film was created to promote more onscreen diversity and hair love among you…
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• newFirst Look: Lifetime unveils official trailer for 'The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'

  

  African-American Contemporary Gospel music lovers have long enjoyed the musical stylings of The Clark Sisters, and now, the rest of the world is discovering one of gospel music’s treasures.Click here for more...
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• newPodcast: Victory is inevitable

  

  There is a triumph you will inevitably experience in your life. No matter what things seem like right now, God has something so good on the way for you!Click here for more...
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• newIt’s not for you to know: Trust God's plan when you can't see it

  

  In this devotion, Dianna Hobbs says, though you may not know God's full plan for you, He certainly has an incredible one.Click here for more...
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• Trust God through the challenges: Trials are temporary, and God will keep His promises

  

  In hard times, you will be tempted to give in to doubt and give up on your faith. But when your circumstances go against every promise you are currently clinging to, believe God through the challenges anyway. Click here for more...
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• Podcast: God is binding the hand of the enemy

  

  Though God allows these things to happen, at the appointed time, He binds the hand of the enemy and restores, replenishes, and renews us. Hang in there. God is on your side! Click here for more...
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• Podcast: Give yourself permission to change

  

  This year, God is urging you to grow, evolve, and progress, because there is a greater level for you. Click here for more...
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• Devotion: Expect God to show you favor

  

  Expect God to show you favor. Expect Him to be gracious to you. Expect Him to loose every chain and break every stronghold.  Expect Him to heal your body and turn your situation around.Click here for more...
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• Devotion: Not by might, nor by power, but by His Spirit

  

  Even if it seems like what you’re believing for is impossible, the spirit of God makes it possible. Trust the Lord. With His help, it will happen!Click here for more...
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• Podcast: Stay committed to your goals, and God will prosper your endeavors

  

  If you don't give up, in the end you will reap all the amazing rewards and benefits divinely preordained for you.Click here for more...
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