Tag: church
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(My book is finished and I’m now working on finding a publisher.) Memento Mori: Helping the Church Regain the Lost Art of Dying Well Synopsis For nineteen centuries the death was public and sex was private. The culture flipped it in the middle of the 20th century and death became…
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There is an interesting report here on the return of young men to church. Data from Gallup and Barna confirm what observant Christians have sensed in their congregations — a resurgence of faith among males who, just years ago, seemed lost to secular distractions and cultural confusion . . .…
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Last month, Barna Group reported that a growing number of practicing Christians express a higher level of trust in AI than even non-practicing Christians do. Read about it here. Practicing Christians express majority-level trust in AI across most domains of personal flourishing—and nearly half (48%) say they would trust AI…
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There is a new in-depth study here highighting how faith is transferred to following generations. From the Executive Summary . . . “Religious affiliation and participation in the United States have declined steadily over the past several decades. Fewer Americans now attend worship services regularly, identify with a faith tradition,…
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The key Bible verse that describes the rapture of the church is 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, which states that the Lord will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first, followed by those who are alive being caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the…
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Nathan Finn has an essay here worth reading on church-state separation. “Patrick is simply wrong to suggest that the entire concept of separation of church and state is an unconstitutional lie that was concocted to silence people of faith. But he is certainly right to be concerned with how church-state separation…
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Timothy Paul Jones has an excellent article here on the Roman practice of crucifixion. “Christians worship a God who was crucified. It is difficult to fathom how shocking such a claim seemed to ancient Romans. Crucifixion was a death reserved for traitors, rebels, and slaves. Cognates of “crucified” functioned as…
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Andrew Walker exercises keen insight here arguing that state churches that align with the government, such as England’s Anglican Church, inevitably lose the gospel. “If you want to lose the gospel, let the government manage it. If you want to accelerate the decline of vibrant Christian witness and baptize abortion…
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The implications of the current Iranian conflict are far-reaching and go well beyond the geopolitical discussions you might hear discussed on social channels or cable news. While our media is focused on international trade outcomes, the White House’s foreign policy, and the prospects of stability for the region, an underrated impact is…
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