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Messianic Momentum of the Davidic King

The New Testament makes it clear that Jesus Christ is the messianic son of David whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament. Not only would he secure the salvation of his people through his dea...

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It’s Safe to Be Sad: The Hidden Blessing of Godly Grief

We’re all sufferers. Few experiences are universal across all human experience, but suffering is one of them. Every person reading this knows something of the sadness of our fallen world, the sadne...

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Love Marriage Problems: Islamic Tips for Peaceful Solutions

Love marriages can be beautifully built on understanding, choice, and affection. Yet even the strongest bonds face challenges, especially when emotions, family expectations, and faith intertwine. I...

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Holy see: three of Pope Leo’s favourite films are divine. The fourth is hard to forgive

Praise be for The Sound of Music, Ordinary People and It’s a Wonderful Life! But the sinfully twee and queasy Life is Beautiful must be renouncedRobert Wise’s The Sound of Music, Frank Capra’s It’s...

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Love Marriage from Ahadith: Prophetic Guidance for a Blessed Union

Love and marriage are two concepts that beautifully intertwine in the teachings of Islam. While some might think Islamic marriage is purely transactional, the prophetic traditions reveal a differen...

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When Silicon Valley Started Sounding like a ’70s Prophecy Conference

When a Silicon Valley billionaire starts hosting sold-out lectures on the antichrist, you know we’ve entered strange times. But for those of us who grew up in the 1970s, it’s not just strange; it’s...

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Expand Your Family at Church

They were three months away from having their first child when they invited me to live with them. I was 22, finishing my last semester of college in a new city. Even then, I knew it was a costly in...

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The Lost Boys of Mercury review – heartbreaking film on the enduring wounds of church-school abuse

Clémence Davigo’s uncompromising film gives voice to three survivors of a French correctional school, and the difficult path towards healingGreat courage, physical and moral, is shown by the three ...

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There’s Only One Way People Change

How do people change? Can they? This question is asked every day, by every culture, in every age. In our contemporary Western world, two approaches predominate. Immersing myself in the writings and...

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3 Threats to Secularism in the West

In this commentary, I reflect on my recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, and the broader implications of living in the post-Christendom West. Walking the ancient streets and talking to seasoned chur...

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Not All Reasons for Leaving a Church Are Created Equal

Most Christians will, at some point, ask the question “Is it time to leave my church?” There’s no shortage of helpful articles about how to find a church. But we don’t talk as much about what it m...

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Look Along the Sunbeam of C. S. Lewis’s Writing on Scripture

In his 1945 essay “Meditation in a Toolshed,” C. S. Lewis described standing in a dark toolshed and looking at a sunbeam piercing through a crack in the shed door. He then changed locations so the ...

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How Birth Helps Us Understand Salvation

If you spend any time in women’s ministry spaces, you’re bound to hear a birth story at some point. A new mom brings her baby to Bible study, and other moms share their birth experiences. Or a baby...

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The Problem with Comer’s Cafeteria Approach to Spirituality

John Mark Comer’s book Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like Him. Do as He Did has been declared the ECPA 2025 Christian Book of the Year. It’s no surprise that many evangelicals are discu...

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Aimlessness Is an Evangelistic Opportunity

Hiking after a rainfall, we hit a mud patch so deep we’d have lost our shoes if we’d stepped in it. Thankfully, other hikers had dropped a series of stepping stones. Hopping across them, we arrived...

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Put Strong Teachers in Your Children’s Ministry

Every church has one ministry that shapes its future more than any other. Ironically, it’s often the one that gets the least attention from pastors. Peter’s instruction to “shepherd the flock of Go...

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Church Could (Literally) Save Your Life

Imagine you could save your life through one simple, regular act. You wouldn’t always want to do it. Every week, you’d come up with multiple excuses. The night before would often be a struggle. Sam...

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Tim Keller on Sin and the Way Back to God

Several weeks ago, my husband and I packed all we own into a U-Haul and moved from a sleepy Southern town to a bustling New England city. Leaving behind old friends, family, and familiar stomping g...

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Should We Hold a Funeral for the ‘Third Way’?

The assassination of evangelical political activist Charlie Kirk shocked and horrified Christians in the United States and all over the world. One recurring theme in various conservative responses ...

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The 18th-Century Anglican Who Diagnosed Our Social Media Problem

Long before anyone had heard of going viral or getting ratioed, an 18th-century Anglican bishop delivered a sermon that reads like a diagnostic manual for our social media age. In “Upon the Governm...

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Introducing 6 New Fellows at The Keller Center

When The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics began in 2023, Tim Keller outlined two goals that would define the center’s success. First, the center would help the church become more effective in...

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