The 3 Pledges Every Christian Child Should Remember
As I get older, I find more and more memories coming back that I had long since forgotten had ever existed
Opinion
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Which King?
Columnist Greg Mamula reflects on the crowd waving at Jesus during Holy Week and asks what kind of king did they think they were waving at. And he wonders how we might answer that same question today.
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ASL Bible Shows that God Speaks in Sign Languages, Too
Although more churches are using sign language interpreters, they’re still few and far between. This all contributes to the surprising fact that until only a few months ago, millions of American churchgoers have been without access to a fully translated version of the Bible in their native language.
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Strengthening and preserving families through biblical hospitality
Safe Families is designed to help connect vulnerable families experiencing a crisis to volunteers ready to surround them with support and friendship The focus of the relationship is not to fix anyone ...
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Behind Gallup’s Portrait of Church Decline
As Holy Week began this year, a Gallup Poll found that church membership in the United States had declined to less than half of the population for the first time. But it’s not the whole story, and there are realities behind Gallup’s numbers that deserve exploration.
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Crucified Between Two Proud Boys
Editor Brian Kaylor tells the Good Friday story as if set this year in Richmond, Virginia. As the Bible tells the story, Barabbas and the two men crucified along with Jesus are insurrectionists (not thieves).
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Despair & Hope in Holy Week
Thomas Reese writes that like the news today, Holy Week is filled with bad news. But in the midst of all this evil, there are flashes of goodness, and what gets us through Holy Week is that we know that the resurrection is coming.
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Our own Easter story: What stone is in your path?
With broken hearts, we closed our doors and furloughed 95 of our 700 employees In a moment, our entire world came crashing down The future we first saw as being very bright quickly became very, very ...
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What makes Oral Roberts University the Cinderella Team of the 2021 NCAA Sweet 16?
Recent interviews with ORU players, coaches, and staff illustrate that we are, unabashedly and unashamedly, a Christian, Spirit-empowered university Student-athletes, along with every other student, ...
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Think it’s the end times? Think about this
How are you dealing with the turmoil and uncertainty of these days? For some, this is a theological question. Some see the clear imprint of the End Times in our current events. Maybe so. We should always be ready to walk outside and see Jesus coming on the clouds of heaven.
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It’s Ever Given for Greed to Crash
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on the Ever Given container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal. And he connects this modern parable to biblical stories about Egyptian pharaohs and other rulers seeking more wealth and power.
