Theology+Spirituality

Misreading Scripture with Artificial Eyes
I asked ChatGPT to interpret the Sermon on the Mount. Here’s what I learned about AI’s exegetical errors.
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Barbie and Ken Go East of Eden
For Christians, Greta Gerwig’s latest film is an opportunity to reckon with the “fortunate fall.”
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On Stage and in Theaters, Corrie ten Boom Testifies Again
How Rabbit Room playwright A.S. Peterson adapted ‘The Hiding Place’ for a new generation.
The Latest Black Tragedy Is My Trauma Too
Communal suffering has to be reckoned with. And so does God’s healing word.
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I Write Algorithms for a Living. God Doesn’t Want Me to Quit.
At a moment of career disillusionment, a new book gave me a biblical perspective on the blessings and dangers of big tech.
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The Two Holy Ghostwriters Behind American Christianity’s Charismatic Turn
Church life was booming in the 1950s. But where was the Spirit?
Where Boomer Faith in God Is Low, Gen Z Belief Is Up
What nearly 20,000 people in 26 countries believe about God, Satan, and the supernatural.
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What Happens When Both Sides Secularize
The antidote to cultural Christianity on the Left and Right is true Anglicanism and Pentecostalism.
Why Mercy Triumphs over Judgment
As Christians, our righteous anger at sin must never surpass our compassion for sinners.
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Early Americans Read the Bible in a Way That Nearly Destroyed America
Mark Noll surveys the effects of an “independence-first” approach to Scripture.
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Ancient Chinese Sacrificial Rituals Resemble Those of the Israelites. Does This Matter?
What Jesus’ death means for how I make sense of my culture’s traditional religious practices.
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How Breath Prayers Helped Me ‘Pray Continually’
As a busy mom, I had to find new spiritual disciplines to connect with God.
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Robot ‘Church Fathers’ Might Curate New Canons
Generative AI and the rise of “Bible GPTs” could radically shape our engagement with Scripture.
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A Buddhist Nun Walked into an Anglican Church
How God pursued me even when I was certain I’d already found truth.
Rainn Wilson’s Spiritual Revolution Gets Spirituality Partly Right and Jesus Mostly Wrong
“The Office” star offers a welcome critique of privatized faith. His other ideas are harder to swallow.
Can People Change? ‘Ted Lasso’ Revived an Ancient Debate.
Like the TV show’s characters, Pelagius and Augustine wrestled with this core human question.
Medical Missionary Leaves After 50 Faithful Years
Rebekah Naylor, 79, is stepping down from International Mission Board.
I Don’t Want My Son to Inherit the Sins of His Mother
My worries for my child’s physical health shouldn’t surpass my concern for his spiritual well-being.
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Philippians Is Full of Pithy Sayings. The Chinese Bible Tells Me So.
Phrases like “rejoice in the Lord” and “to live is Christ” in Mandarin reveal the wisdom of Paul’s exhortations.
Today’s Arab Women Theologians Have Plenty of Past Exemplars
From desert mothers to modern scholars, the Middle East has long featured females leading from the margins—and sometimes near the center of patriarchal power.
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A Theological Monument to Unity amid Diversity
A Theological Monument to Unity amid Diversity
Fifty years ago, the Lausanne Covenant’s solution to rampant division in evangelical ranks wasn’t uniformity.

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