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Waiting for God in the Gaps

Melissa and Courtney talk with Mark Vroegop about the gap moments of our lives when we have to wait. They discuss why waiting is so frustrating, what it means to wait on the Lord, what the Bible sa...

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The Role of Tawakkul in Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Spouse

When Love Needs a Deeper Foundation Marriage is one of life’s most beautiful journeys, yet it’s also one of the most challenging. Whether you are newlyweds discovering each other’s habits or a co...

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Young Men, the Wild Places Are for You

Young men, God has designed wild places to unlock spiritual truths in your heart. Wilderness experiences are a visceral means of drawing you nearer to Christ—a needed antidote to the numbness of ou...

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As Gen Z Turns to the Occult, How Should We Respond?

In Ingmar Bergman’s film The Seventh Seal, the protagonist—a knight returning disillusioned from the Crusades—encounters a witch about to be burned at the stake. As she’s being bound, he tells her ...

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The Power and Purpose of Apocalyptic Preaching

In this lecture, Don Carson discusses the unique nature of apocalyptic literature, emphasizing its distinct historical context and symbolic language. Carson argues that apocalyptic texts like Revel...

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Don’t Misread Proverbs

Proverbs is easily one of the most widely quoted books of the Bible. Practical and poetic, it invites us to live God’s way in God’s world by pursuing the path of wisdom. But despite its popularity,...

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Your Calling Transcends Your Job

I’m a product of 1990s evangelical youth group culture. Growing up, I heard a lot of talk about “calling” from youth ministers, adult volunteers, and the speakers at summer camps and weekend retrea...

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Are You Ready for the AI Apocalypse?

It was surely one of the most revealing cultural moments of the decade so far. On his podcast, Interesting Times, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat asks PayPal cofounder, tech billionaire, and ...

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What Your Kids Need More than a Salvation Prayer

If you’re a Christian and a parent, you doubtless have few priorities more pressing than your children’s salvation. When my children were little, I felt the weight of this constant burden. A few w...

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6 Psalms for Lamenting Miscarriage

“I just can’t shake the feeling that I’m going to lose this baby too,” I said to my two closest friends. I’d lost two babies already, and I feared our third was soon to leave my womb. The weight of...

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Beyond Slogans: A Christian Perspective on Gaza

My first adult journey into the Palestinian territories was in the early 2000s. Seeing the suffering of the Palestinians—particularly Palestinian Christians, whose stories rarely make international...

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The Truest Friend Stays with You at Rock Bottom

I dwell . . . with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit. (Isa. 57:15) There’s a reason solitary confinement is considered such a cruel punishment. Loneliness is hellish torment. But God sees ...

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Matthew’s Action-Packed Genealogy

Marvel’s superhero movies famously begin with a sequence of images that rapidly flash one after another, like an old-fashioned flip book. This subtly communicates to the viewer that the movie is a ...

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6 Seasoned Pastors on Best Practices for Men’s Ministry

Over the past year, those who track religious statistics have been surprised by a trend so rare it hasn’t been recorded before: Gen-Z is the first generation in American history whose men are more ...

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‘Probably Doomed and Perplexingly Merry’: Leif Enger Portrays Hope in Dark Times

The winds of hope in Leif Enger’s novel I Cheerfully Refuse are stronger than the brutalizing gusts on Lake Superior. Perhaps no line in the book better summarizes the doom alongside the stubborn ...

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Gospel Hope and Action in the Waiting (2 Thess. 3)

In this lecture, Don Carson examines 2 Thessalonians 3, offering practical guidance for Christians living between Christ’s first and second comings. Carson emphasizes the importance of prioritizing...

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7 Islamic Ways to Set Healthy Boundaries with In‑Laws

When Love Meets Limits: Why Boundaries Matter You didn’t just marry a person; you married their family, too. And while love expands, peace often contracts when boundaries are missing. Unannounced...

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Filthy Rags or Fragrant Offerings? How Does God View Our Good Works?

Growing up in a rural evangelical church, I often remember hearing Isaiah 64:6 (in the King James Version): “All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (Isa. 64:6). And I’m glad I did. It’s good t...

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I’m a Librarian. How Should I Handle Fights over Book Removals?

I serve in a director position at the district level of our school system. As certain organizations single out books with specific themes they feel shouldn’t be in school libraries, my role is to f...

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Why did the irate bishop of Fulham evict the choir? Because vicars are human: we can go rogue | Ravi Holy

We prize humility, but people expect you to smile and turn the other cheek even when tired or provoked. It’s not easy maintaining the patience of JobRavi Holy is the vicar of Wye in KentJesus famou...

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When Idols of the Heart Are Objects You Can See

When I was a missionary in Taiwan, I was all too familiar with the smell of burning incense offered to Buddhist and Daoist idols. But after retiring from the mission field and returning to the Unit...

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