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Why The Christians Were Wrong About Hell
Why The Christians Were Wrong About Hell
How Traditional Views Fail the Test of Biblical Truth
Dan Foster
Sep 12
The Surprising Truth About Heaven That Most Christians Miss
The Surprising Truth About Heaven That Most Christians Miss
Questioning Evangelicals’ most treasured belief
Nils von Kalm
Sep 12
Was Jesus Always the Son of God?
Was Jesus Always the Son of God?
Why Early Christians Disagreed About Jesus’ Divine Identity
James Gómez
Sep 12
Why Your Mission Trip Might Be a Huge Waste of Money
Why Your Mission Trip Might Be a Huge Waste of Money
And How Your Well-Intentioned Trip May Be Hurting More Than Helping
Dan Foster
Sep 9
Why Praying for Political Victory Misses the Point of Faith
Why Praying for Political Victory Misses the Point of Faith
The Limits of Divine Intervention in Political Battles
Dan Foster
Sep 11
Where Two Or More Are Gathered On the Internet
Where Two Or More Are Gathered On the Internet
How the Church is thriving — and evolving — on the margins and online
Seandor Szeles
Sep 11
The Grey Wave: How Aging Congregations Are Shaping The Church
The Grey Wave: How Aging Congregations Are Shaping The Church
A Deep Dive Into Ageing Congregations
Paul Walker
Sep 10
Chasing the American Dream: How Racism Followed Me Across the World
Chasing the American Dream: How Racism Followed Me Across the World
A South African’s Confronts the Skeletons in America’s Closet
Cedric Johnson, PhD
Sep 9
How Kamala’s Smile Exposed Trump’s Fragility in This Week’s Debate
How Kamala’s Smile Exposed Trump’s Fragility in This Week’s Debate
What do people of faith have to learn from this death knell for toxic masculinity?
Erick Sierra
Sep 12
Better Call Saul?
Better Call Saul?
Paul and the Book of Acts
Evan LeBlanc
Sep 11
The Dark Side of Divine Punishment and Parenting
The Dark Side of Divine Punishment and Parenting
Exploring the Lasting Impact of Punitive Theology on Families and Faith
Judy Hansen
Sep 10
What is Holiness?
What is Holiness?
It’s not about less; it’s about more.
Peter Mansfield
Sep 9
Finding the meaning at Ground Zero.
Finding the meaning at Ground Zero.
What if we had turned the other cheek?
Lindsay Kelly
Sep 9
Why You’re Not That Important
Why You’re Not That Important
And why that might be the best news you’ve heard in a long time
Nils von Kalm
Sep 8
The Priesthood I Pursued and the Gay Identity I Discovered
The Priesthood I Pursued and the Gay Identity I Discovered
Journeying from Religious Ambition to Self-Acceptance and Reconciliation With God
Seandor Szeles
Sep 8
Why Christians Should Tolerate Sin
Why Christians Should Tolerate Sin
My sin, my story
Eric Sentell
Sep 8
Why You Should Take the Bible Seriously — But Not Literally
Why You Should Take the Bible Seriously — But Not Literally
What you miss when you treat the Bible as history rather than literature
Dustin Arand
Sep 7
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