‘Just Like Selma’ Hymn Project Aims to Help Churches Recall King, Mark Black History Month
The new song’s composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.
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Justin Bieber Shares Daily Devotional on Putting God First in ‘Jesus Calling’
Justin Bieber is encouraging his fans to start reading the Christian devotional Jesus Calling, which has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide
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How ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘Spotlight’ Help Me Serve a Broken Church
Do I really want to count myself among Christians if they let injustice continue?
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Melissa Joan Hart’s Standing Up for Christian Values: ‘I Don’t Care What People Think’
Popular 90s actress Melissa Joan Hart who stars in the upcoming Christian film God s Not Dead 2, says she ll continue speaking about her faith because she has every right to do so
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Guy-Friendly Candles
How CT’s Chinese coordinator, Yiting Tsai, is using translated articles to spark deeper discussions on theology, current events, and global missions in Taiwan and China. As more young adults walk away from church, your role isn’t to fix their families but to faithfully walk with them in hope. What pastors need to know to turn ordinary faith into extraordinary care for the children God hasn’t forgotten.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
When he learned that the family he'd dreamed of was there, in a form he'd never imagined; when he lost his hand and father in one stroke of a lightsaber; when, in Return of the Jedi, he smashed away at Vader with less grace and finesse than murderous rage: these are the emotional beats that have kept people coming back to these films (and their tragically remastered versions) for more than 30 years. When Rey and Finn first start fleeing from the First Order, Finn keeps grabbing her hand and running away; the more-competent Rey shouts at him a line that's almost an apology for thirty years of Star Wars: "Stop taking my hand!" As for the look of the film, Abrams has adopted an overwhelmingly practical focus on special effects, and it pays off. Final bit of editorializing: it's a real act of vulnerability to go into a theater hoping to love something, rather than with some protective cover of cynicism or, you know, whatever word best describes the half-interested all-consuming ironic posture that's my generation's "Home Base." Identifying the flaws of this movie is easy—they're the kind that're endemic to Abrams's past films—but not particularly rewarding.
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Golden State Warriors Can’t Be Beaten Without Prayer, Says Toronto Raptors GM
The only way to beat the undefeated Golden State Warriors is with prayer, according to one Toronto Raptors executive.
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ABC’s ‘Scandal’ Blasted for Abortion Scene Set to ‘Silent Night’
This week s episode of the ABC show Scandal depicted the lead character Olivia Pope undergoing an abortion to the tune of the Christmas hymn Silent Night The winter finale seemed like a one-hour ...
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