Is the ‘no food or drinks in the sanctuary’ policy harmful?
It s worth asking What are we really protecting
Opinion
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Meet Elisabeth, Forgotten Prophet of the Christmas Story
With Christmas approaching, Christine Trotter explores part of the story that is usually omitted: Mary travels from Nazareth to Judea to visit her relative Elisabeth, an older woman who speaks prophetically to Mary and informs her that she is pregnant with the Lord. Trotter outlines what else we know about Elisabeth, why her character is frequently left out of the Christmas story, and why she should be included as a prophetic voice.
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Unsettling Advent 2022, Day 2
For day 2 of our Unsettling Advent devotionals, Rob Schenck reflects on reading New Testament Advent story against its historical backdrop: An aggressively militant imperial occupier had invaded the ancient Levant, annexing it and subjugating various nations, bringing sorrow and suffering to countless peoples. Sound all too familiar?
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Americans don’t support the reality of gay marriage. Here’s proof
The most underreported problem with same-sex marriages is not merely that they lack scriptural mandate and partners complementarity, but that the underlying behaviors and expectations pervading those ...
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Dating is broken
The hurt, in turn, seems to have had a cooling effect on dating altogether In an ironic turn, sex can be had in abundance these days, but love is much harder to find
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Examining the claims of the film ‘1946’
The real question is not whether those working on the Revised Standard Version made a mistake in translation but rather what was the Apostle Paul originally saying in those verses
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Unsettling Advent 2022, Day 1
For day 1 of our Unsettling Advent devotionals, Brian Kaylor reflects on the importance of learning from those who have lived under authoritarian occupation like what is happening today in Ukraine.
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What I learned from being a bi-vocational pastor
I served as a bi-vocational pastor of a tiny church in central Kentucky We started with six people It was my first pastorate, and I had no idea what I was doing
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12 ways we might show we’re arrogant church leaders
Sometimes we tear them down among other friends, or we feign praise we know we re supposed to give Inside ourselves, though, we think we should have been in that position
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Churchill in disrepute as woke indoctrination in schools spreads throughout West
The rot within goes deeper than ever before, but it will become total if we don t draw lines in the sand now
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What is missing from the abortion conversation
It s time to give women and men the safe place they need for healing
