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Africa’s Top 10 Bible Verses
Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their corner of the continent includes—and misses.
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How Old Is Too Old to Lead a Church?
Six Asian church leaders discuss whether it’s wise for congregations to set age limits for senior pastors.
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Singapore’s Top 10 Bible Verses
Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation includes—and misses.
How Churches Can Build Trust Among Gen Z Filipinos in an Age of Scandal
As police arrest a pastor for an alleged murder in a lurid crime of passion, young people question how they can trust the church.
The Iowa Evangelical Betting Against Trump
Bob Vander Plaats wants Christian voters to move on from Trump. Are they still listening?
Azerbaijan Added to US List of Religious Freedom Offenders
Is the Islamic nation’s inclusion—the State Department's only change this year—driven by its treatment of Christians, Muslims, or ethnic Armenians displaced from the Artsakh enclave?
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Christian Colleges Try Eliminating Tuition to Draw Students
A number of schools are trying various methods of not charging tuition, born out of their convictions about debt and hopes for students to choose a Christian education.
How IVF Made Its Way into Evangelical Pro-Life Debates
And what I wish I had considered before reproductive assistance.
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Brazil’s Top 10 Bible Verses
Leaders reflect on what YouVersion list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation includes—and misses.
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The Harvard Obsession
Harvard president Claudine Gay has resigned. Perhaps it’s not time to think less of Harvard, but to think of Harvard less.
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Evangelicals Shouldn’t Criticize Evangelicalism (Unless the Evangel Really Matters)
The gospel doesn’t come with a gag order. It calls us to name and repent of idolatries and hypocrisies—especially our own.
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Close Encounters of the Elite Institutional Kind
How a contested alien abduction claim from the 1960s helps explain modern cynicism toward credentialed experts and organizations.
Died: Donald Wildmon, Champion of Christian Boycotts
The Methodist minister and founder of American Family Association mobilized believers to exert economic influence on major corporations.
How Mennonites Learned to Thrive in Latin America
A denomination known for its traditional way of life and pacifist convictions has spread out across the region.
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Christmas Massacres Challenge Secular Explanations of Nigeria Conflict
Religious animosity mixed with farmer-herder tensions continue to plague Christians in beleaguered Middle Belt region.
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IHOPKC Cuts Ties with Mike Bickle over ‘Inappropriate Behavior’
Founder of International House of Prayer admitted to “past misconduct” earlier this month.
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Ukraine’s Top 10 Bible Verses
Leaders reflect on what YouVersion’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation includes—and misses.
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They Changed Their Minds about Slavery and Left a Bible Record
Two businessmen’s unusual conversion in 1700s South Carolina led them to liberate the people they put in bondage.
‘Evangelical Imagination’ Has Formed Us. But Can We Define It?
Metaphors, images, and stories orient us. But we must understand them first.
Indonesian Government Adjusts Name Above All Names
And other news briefs from Christians around the world.

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