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This 5-session Bible study looks at the mysteries of our faith, such as: the things about Jesus we'll never know, how we can know the unknowable God, what it means that ...

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Maybe it's your daughter's loose tooth, your son's ankles poking out from under that pair of jeans that you just bought last week, or photos at a family reunion. Usually ...

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Among the fastest-selling books of all time, Fifty Shades of Grey has swept through the imaginations of American women "many of them married" with force. But such ...

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Magazines, commercials, books, and Pinterest boards have tons of advice for leading a simple life. Magazine headlines scream at us: "Tips for Doing It All!" "10 ...

Is the Christian life simply about cultivating a relationship with Christ in private? Or should that relationship compel us to acts of mercy and justice, making a difference in our ...

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When our discussions turn to talk about God's love, so many of us want to say, "Yes, but . . ." We want to make sure that sin isn't minimized and that ...

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Many people look at the Old Testament and see an angry God of vengeance who would crush you under his heel for even a minor offense. Then they turn to the New Testament and ...

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It's easy to trust God when things are going smoothly. It's not so easy when life throws us a curve ball. As much as we hate to admit it, we often believe that good ...

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Nothing is more painful than watching someone we love leave the faith. Our emotions run the gamut from being angry to being ashamed. In this study, based on an article by ...

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Adoption among churchgoers is much more common than it was in the past. What does that mean for churches? How can and should the church help those who adopt. What benefits ...

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Too often we're offered five easy steps to evangelism or discipleship. And we eat it up. Because the truth is that evangelism and discipleship are messy. We'd much ...

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Who doesn't want more money? The pull is irresistible and can also be deadly for our Christian lives. As Craig L. Blomberg points out, we don't live under the Old Testament ...

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Throughout the New Testament we read that Jesus asks his followers to love one another, to help one another, and to carry one another's burdens. Love is an action, not ...

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We have so much constant noise in our lives that we are often left trying to figure out how to connect with God. But once we discover the importance of slowing down long enough ...

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For centuries, Christians have argued exactly what God did "in the beginning." If this were only a question of science, it would not be so contentious. But theology ...

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"It's a girl" used to be cause for celebration. Now, it's a death sentence. War on Women exposes the problem of sex-selective abortion and the steps Christians ...

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Millions of readers and movie fans worldwide know Bilbo Baggins. The title character of The Hobbit, and featured in The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo and his world of elves, dwarves, ...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a man who understood suffering. He traded the prominence of an aristocratic upbringing in Berlin for the unpopular roles of theologian and pastor. In ...

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When we suffer and there is no way out, we don't want glib advice. But we will listen to a fellow sufferer's story.
"Musicians and painters and writers of fiction," ...

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It is a parent's greatest fear, and it happened to Ben and Ann Witherington in January 2012. Their daughter, Christy—whom by God's grace they brought into this ...