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Worship Music Nostalgia Brings New Profit to Old Songs
Gen X and millennials’ favorite Christian throwbacks are also easy moneymakers.
United Methodist Pastors Less Healthy, More Depressed Than a Decade Ago
A new survey finds clergy well-being has become a more serious problem as the denomination splits.
Jesus Met Me on the Morning of My Funeral
I was dressed for burial when he gave me a mission to proclaim his name.
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Paul Put His Own Stamp on the Ancient Pattern of Opening and Closing Letters
The apostle used his hellos and goodbyes to teach, bless, and worship.
Repairing the Evangelical House Means Renewing the Evangelical Imagination
If our movement is ailing, argues Karen Swallow Prior, it’s because we’ve overlooked the importance of certain stories, symbols, and metaphors.
Since When Did Pleasing God Become an Unattainable Ideal?
His servants aren’t meant to feel like spiritual failures.
Western Theologians Need Non-Western Theologians—and Vice Versa
The particularities of people groups can aid the work of understanding and proclaiming the gospel.
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Some of My Social Justice Allies Are Terrifying, and I Value Them for It
“Sensitive” types like me won’t always mesh with more intimidating activists. But we need each other to thrive.
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Your Mind Is on God’s Mind
However ugly our thoughts, God is not scared of them.
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A Russian Pastor Spoke Out Against Putin’s Invasion. It Cost Him His Church.
Mikhail Manzurin prayed for Ukraine during church services and eventually fled to the United States.
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A Washington Church Grows Great Commission Wheat
For decades, the small, rural congregation has turned a grain harvest into international ministry funding.
15 Percent of Churches Laid Off Staff in COVID-19. Many Are Still Looking for Work.
For some, pandemic firing prompted a turn to secular employment.
Repentance Is Both Vertical and Horizontal
Our hearts aren’t prepared for the Lord until they are ready to love others.
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Mormons Expect More of the Next Generation. Why Don’t We?
Our youth need more than market-driven ministry efforts.
New Atheism Is Dead. What’s the New New Atheism?
Far fewer British people agree with vitriolic assertions about religion. Still, disbelief in God is on the rise in both the UK and the US.
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Jesus Loves Opioid Addicts
And so do these Appalachian churches.
A Chorus of Replies about Church Worship
Responses to our May/June issue.
A Righteous Cry
Why we tell stories of suffering.
At Indigenous Seminary, Students Learn the Power of Faith Embedded in Identity
The newly accredited school promotes a theological education that’s not at odds with culture.
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Top Story July 30, 2024

O Say Can You See God in These 5 National Anthems?
O Say Can You See God in These 5 National Anthems?
At the Paris Olympics, songs from South Africa to Peru will call for divine protection and blessing.

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