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I Have a Friend Who’s a Mobster — He Also Plays Santa Claus

I Have a Friend Who’s a Mobster — He Also Plays Santa Claus

What My Friend’s Street Justice Revealed About the God I Once Feared
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Dan Foster
Preaching to the Algorithm: Why Social Media Is Both a Blessing and a Curse

Preaching to the Algorithm: Why Social Media Is Both a Blessing and a Curse

The Church’s struggle to engage online without losing its soul
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Bri-anne Swan
The Strangest ‘Gift’ My Wife Received During Cancer Treatment

The Strangest ‘Gift’ My Wife Received During Cancer Treatment

Unsolicited Bible Verses and the Problem with Christian ‘Encouragement’
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Dan Foster
Would Jesus Send Weapons to Ukraine?

Would Jesus Send Weapons to Ukraine?

Reflections on the Sermon on the Mount
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Eric Sentell
Can We Still Sing This?

Can We Still Sing This?

The ethics of worship music by harmful composers
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Bri-anne Swan
Who Doesn’t Deserve Empathy? One Christian Has an Answer

Who Doesn’t Deserve Empathy? One Christian Has an Answer

Conditional Compassion and the Theological Gymnastics of Gatekeeping Grace
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Dan Foster
If Empathy Is a Sin, Jesus Was the Worst Offender

If Empathy Is a Sin, Jesus Was the Worst Offender

The Manufactured Outrage Turning Kindness into Controversy
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Dan Foster
An Open Letter to the World’s Most Influential Christian Magazine

An Open Letter to the World’s Most Influential Christian Magazine

When Neutrality Is No Longer an Option
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Erick Sierra
What St. Patrick’s Day Won’t Tell You About Being Irish

What St. Patrick’s Day Won’t Tell You About Being Irish

Whiskey, Wakes, and the Ghosts We Carry
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Paddy Murphy
The Most Important Bible Character You’ve Never Learned About

The Most Important Bible Character You’ve Never Learned About

How One Overlooked Story Changes Everything We Know About the Holy Spirit
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Dan Foster
The Prophet Who Didn’t Want Peace

The Prophet Who Didn’t Want Peace

A Reflection on War and Jonah’s Dilemma
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Paul Clarke
Coming To Grips With Jesus’ Most Difficult Teaching

Coming To Grips With Jesus’ Most Difficult Teaching

You have heard that it was said…
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Nils von Kalm
Was Jesus a Far-Leftist? Why That’s the Wrong Question Entirely

Was Jesus a Far-Leftist? Why That’s the Wrong Question Entirely

How we keep trying to box in the One Who won’t stay put
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Gary L Ellis
The Floods of the Past and the Fears of the Present

The Floods of the Past and the Fears of the Present

What the Genesis Flood Story Can Teach Us About Climate Anxiety and Faith
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Paul Clarke
Survival Strategies for U.S. Churches Beyond Growing Congregations

Survival Strategies for U.S. Churches Beyond Growing Congregations

When growth isn’t possible or enough
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Eric Sentell
How to Apply Prophetic Wisdom from the Book of Isaiah in 2025

How to Apply Prophetic Wisdom from the Book of Isaiah in 2025

Old Testament Scripture that encourages me to be a better human today
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Carol Caruso
The 40 Reasons I’m No Longer an Evangelical Christian

The 40 Reasons I’m No Longer an Evangelical Christian

Why I walked away from the faith of my youth
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Dan Foster
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