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If table-flipping Jesus is our favorite Jesus, we’ve lost the plot. If Pharisee-insulting Jesus is our favorite Jesus, we’ve lost the plot. If the Jesus who, out of love for
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I am blown away by this. I find it so inspiriting and impactful.The Pope legitimately guides the spiritual and ideological arc of billions and billions of people. A head of
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Almost 13 years of marriage. There have been a lot of low points due to my stupidity. But stressing my “masculinity” has never contributed to the high points. I really
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the silence of white christians in the face of overt racism is DEAFENING right now. racism isn’t increasing, its just being filmed. but EVEN WHEN THEY SEE IT our churches
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When I was YRR, I doubted my salvation constantly. It got to the point that I just assumed I might not be elect & started asking what the point was
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Don't mistake the *centrality* of the gospel in scriptural teaching for the *exclusivity* of the gospel. The gospel has an agent (God), a presupposition (creation and providence, the fall), a
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To celebrate #SaveStudentNewsrooms day here is some of our best coverage from this academic year: In September, we broke international news on McCain Institute head Kurt Volker’s resignation from the
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You may or may not know that I come from a long line of musicians. My mom is the organist and music director of her church, she's the staff accompanist
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"Solidarity" of institutional hierarchy begins to melt, change is possible. This message runs contra to one promoted by the current Pope. A schism/opportunity for people to take responsibility for themselves
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I've heard many of your horror stories about awful seminary teachers and stuff they've said.I'm reminded of the time I randomly ran into my seminary teacher at a wedding reception
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can we talk about young adult ministry real quick? I have some questions:what is the “goal” of young adult ministry? obviously all ministry is to facilitate a deep & lasting
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A friend of mine who’s not yet 30 yrs is pregnant with her 3rd child. First 2 kids have different fathers who don’t even take care of them. The latest
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When we are bewildered by our distant, unseeable God, we don't turn away; we live into the tension that even though we are afflicted and feeling forsaken, our gracious and
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In light of Don Cherry’s recent comments, I want to share a personal story. My aunt is dying. She is in palliative care and they say she has a week
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Never in 1 million years did I imagine that I’d thank the awful coronavirus for something profoundly good, but here I am... Many of you know the story of how
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the fact that op isnt gonna address citing a literal anti lgbt cult....no matter what your stance is on shipping is that aint ithttps://twitter.com/ccleen_/status/1315698996661415936 // homophobia , pedophilia mentionliterally the
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