BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 There’s good news. So of course it’s not happening in the United States. In Germany, the Archdiocese of Cologne — the largest and richest […]
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 BY PAUL LOUIS METZGER Different attempts have been made to define and reflect upon “deep state”. Here are a few titles: “What Is the Deep State?”; “The Deep State Is […]
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BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 A pastor who said face masks were useless against COVID and opened up his church to in-person worship services during which masks were optional… […]
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 BY GENE VEITH The Christian History site, sponsored by Christianity Today, has posted a fascinating article about the influence of Ethiopia on Luther and the Reformation. Wheaton theology professor Jennifer […]
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 BY GENE VEITH A majority of Americans, 52%, agree with the statement, “Jesus was a great teacher, but he was not God.” That’s not surprising. But what is surprising is […]
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BY HEMANT MEHTA SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 A Catholic priest who was found guilty of sexually abusing a child was sentenced to a lifetime of… prayer. That’s the takeaway. The reality […]
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 BY GENE VEITH Historically, religions have sometimes used force to compel people to accept their teachings and to punish those who did not. This has been an issue […]
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 BY LEAH D. SCHADE The parable about the Unforgiving Servant shows us that forgiveness is essential – but so is accountability. My friend and faculty colleague, Emily Askew, is […]
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 BY GUEST CONTRIBUTOR I read recently an article from Life Way Research that said we now live in a day and age in the United States where one-third […]
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 BY CHRISTY THOMAS I continue to ponder the long-term aftereffects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the health, and even survival, of churches. Will it survive the Covid-19 damage? […]
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 BY GENE VEITH According to a new study, over half of Americans (52%) who describe themselves as “Christians”–including 41% of evangelicals–believe that salvation comes from doing good works, rather […]
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AUGUST 4, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Because The Bible: Florida Christians are fighting a local face mask mandate, holding rallies and launching lawsuits while claiming that the mandate is “Biblically wrong” […]
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MARCH 6, 2019 BY ANDY GILL Is White Supremacy Hiding Behind the Guise of “Diversity”? I mean probably but also, here’s why it shouldn’t really matter… How many people in 2019 […]
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BY BETH STONEBURNER JULY 17, 2020 During a Sunday service on July 5, Rock Urban Church in Grandville, Michigan showed the congregation a video promoting a number of QAnon conspiracy […]
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JULY 4, 2020 BY KARL J. FOREHAND One reality of our political climate in the United States is that it divides us up into identifiable camps. While it doesn’t make for […]
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BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 7, 2020 A few months ago, when the seriousness of the pandemic was finally making itself known, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) […]
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JULY 7, 2020 BY GENE VEITH Here is another word for you: Post-Protestant. The term refers to the Protestant mindset that continues, even though the Protestant religious beliefs that formed that […]
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JULY 7, 2020 BY KARL J. FOREHAND Recently people headed back to their favorite sanctuaries: bars, beaches and church buildings. All the other mass gatherings have abstained (except for one specific […]
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BY HEMANT MEHTA JULY 7, 2020 One of the criticisms people like me have had about reopening churches (or schools) in the midst of the pandemic is that, unlike grocery […]
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JULY 11, 2020 BY ERIN WATHEN Guest Post: Rev. Robyn Fickes Bles Last week I received the call every pastor dreads. A beloved member of your flock has passed away. Though […]
