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2016-04-14T06:55:43-06:00

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The Freedom to Think

Last updated on: April 14, 2016 at 6:55 am By Guest Contributor

Great thinkers, across the centuries, have always used inquiry to understand the world. It doesn’t mean that nothing can be believed, but it does mean that skepticism and doubt are human inclinations that lead us toward growth. Read more

Christian Spirituality

Rachel Bailey De Luise

2016-04-10T22:33:49-06:00

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When I Was New to Homophobia

Last updated on: April 10, 2016 at 10:33 pm By Guest Contributor

I was born and grew up in Europe. Now, in April 2016, I have been in this country for nearly seven months. During this time at least two people who identified somewhere on the LGBT spectrum were killed in hate crimes in the United States. Read more

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Franziska Garner

homophobia

2016-04-05T22:01:57-06:00

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Lessons from Jesus on how to apply scripture (part 1)

Last updated on: April 5, 2016 at 10:01 pm By Chuck Queen

What can Jesus teach us about appropriating scripture for the purpose of discovering and fulfilling God’s will today? Read more

Christian Issues

bible

jesus

2016-04-04T21:34:10-06:00

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Bringing Common Sense to the Abortion Debate

Last updated on: April 4, 2016 at 9:34 pm By Guest Contributor

I've been involved with the abortion issue since the early 1980s and my views have changed over the years. They changed because I spoke respectfully with people and listened to what they had to say. Read more

Christian Issues

abortion

James Jennings

2016-04-03T16:16:40-06:00

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The Sin of Certainty

Last updated on: April 3, 2016 at 4:16 pm By Dan Wilkinson

If you’ve ever had doubts about your faith, if you’ve never had doubts your faith, or if you’ve always had doubts about your faith — and that should include pretty much every Christian ever — then The Sin of Certainty was written for you. Read more

Book Reviews

peter enns

sin of certainty

2016-03-28T13:00:24-06:00

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Why Bible believers are not really Bible believers

Last updated on: March 28, 2016 at 1:00 pm By Chuck Queen

A good number of evangelical Christians self-identify as Bible believers. It’s a peculiar way for a Christian to self-identify when you think about it. Read more

Christian Issues

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evangelical

2016-03-27T17:04:42-06:00

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Legislating Bowel Movements: North Carolina and LGBT Discrimination

Last updated on: March 27, 2016 at 5:04 pm By Guest Contributor

I cried tears last Wednesday because the legislature of my state, North Carolina, passed a bill which legalizes discrimination against my LGBT friends. Read more

2016-03-23T21:58:48-06:00

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A Year Without Mormonism

Last updated on: March 23, 2016 at 9:58 pm By Guest Contributor

A year ago, my wife and I stepped back from our faith tradition. Read more

2016-03-22T17:47:17-06:00

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Was Jesus’ death necessary for our salvation? (the seventh saying from the cross)

Last updated on: March 22, 2016 at 5:47 pm By Chuck Queen

Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Luke 23:46). Read more

Christian Spirituality

lent

sayings of the cross

2016-03-18T21:42:21-06:00

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Three Glorious Surprises in the Resurrection

Last updated on: March 18, 2016 at 9:42 pm By Guest Contributor

The resurrection of Jesus is too often either co-opted for conservative Christian triumphalism or reduced to a magic trick that proves Jesus's divinity. The actual accounts of the resurrection in the synoptic gospels are odd and beautiful and full of unexpected details. Read more

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