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Faith After the Worst Day of Your Life
Faith After the Worst Day of Your Life
When Everything Falls Apart, What’s Left to Believe In?
Dan Foster
Feb 16
There’s Perfection in Our Flaws
There’s Perfection in Our Flaws
We’re All Perfect In The Eyes That See
Carolyn Ancell
Feb 16
The One Thing Jesus Talked About More Than Heaven or Hell
The One Thing Jesus Talked About More Than Heaven or Hell
How Jesus’ Greatest Teaching Got Overshadowed by Fear, Fire, and the Afterlife
Dan Foster
Feb 14
How To Keep Your Peace In A World Of Chaos
How To Keep Your Peace In A World Of Chaos
Balancing engagement and detachment
Nils von Kalm
Feb 12
Does the Bible Really Say You Should Never Question Church Leaders?
Does the Bible Really Say You Should Never Question Church Leaders?
Uzzah, the Ark, and the Dangerous Theology of Blind Obedience
Dan Foster
Feb 12
100,000 U.S. Churches May Close by 2050. What Can Be Done?
100,000 U.S. Churches May Close by 2050. What Can Be Done?
30% of U.S. churches face “the brink of extinction”
Eric Sentell
Feb 12
Why I Left Church to Find God
Why I Left Church to Find God
And How It Changed Everything
Cedric Johnson, PhD
Feb 12
The Hell Dilemma: Why I Can’t Believe in a God Who Tortures People
The Hell Dilemma: Why I Can’t Believe in a God Who Tortures People
A Deep Dive into Why Hell and a Loving God Don’t Add Up
Dan Foster
Feb 11
Suing God?
Suing God?
The Stunning Legal Language and Charges in Job
Evan LeBlanc
Feb 16
Breaking Free from the Chains of Consumer Christianity
Breaking Free from the Chains of Consumer Christianity
When churches are more big business than spiritual families
Gary L Ellis
Feb 14
How To Keep Your Peace In A World Of Chaos
How To Keep Your Peace In A World Of Chaos
Balancing engagement and detachment
Nils von Kalm
Feb 12
How Clinging to What’s ‘Ours’ Can Keep Us from What’s Sacred
How Clinging to What’s ‘Ours’ Can Keep Us from What’s Sacred
The Delicate Art of Sharing Life
Carolyn Ancell
Feb 11
How Losing Almost Everything Brought Me One Step Closer to God
How Losing Almost Everything Brought Me One Step Closer to God
I woke up right across the road from hope
Andy Spears
Feb 10
The Strange Saint Who Watches Over Those Who Go Underground
The Strange Saint Who Watches Over Those Who Go Underground
How a Forgotten Martyr Became the Patron of Coal, Danger, and Death
Paddy Murphy
Feb 10
What All the World’s Greatest Thinkers Agree On
What All the World’s Greatest Thinkers Agree On
The Ancient Wisdom That Can Help You Face Mortality
James Gómez
Feb 10
Is Donald Trump Trying to Demolish The Church/State Divide?
Is Donald Trump Trying to Demolish The Church/State Divide?
Yet another “Executive Order” — one you might have missed…
Paul Walker
Feb 10
Is Evangelicalism The Only True Christianity?
Is Evangelicalism The Only True Christianity?
A conversation worth having
Gary L Ellis
Feb 9
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