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Famous Vietnamese Girl Transformed by Christ

Millions have seen Nick Ut's Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Phan Thi Kim Phuc (pronounced "fuke"). On June 8, 1972, a napalm bomb was dropped ...


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Deepak Chopra on the Dalai Lama

Sometimes the uniqueness of the revealed Word of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ is seen most clearly when contrasted with other spiritual beliefs.


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Tim Keller on Idolatry

In an article for the Gospel Coalition, pastor and author Tim Keller offers this potent definition of sin: "Sin isn't only doing bad things, ...


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Study of Trinity Converts Muslim

One of the chief obstacles to a Muslim becoming a Christian is the doctrine of the Trinity. Muslims believe there is only one God—Allah—and ...


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Man Crashes Wearing Fake Seat Belt

Seatbelts can be a hassle. Some people just don't want to be bothered even when the law requires them to buckle up. According to the Associated Press, ...


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Church Shows Love to New Age Visitor

Pastor Clark Cothern tells this story to illustrate how God speaks to us through his Word:

A self-appointed New Age guru glided into our church wearing ...

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Stephen King on Religion

I'm not a vampire type, when somebody shows me the cross. …But organized religion gives me the creeps.

—Stephen King, U. S. fiction writer


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Why Muslims Convert to Christianity

From 1991 to 2007, Fuller Theological Seminary's School of Intercultural Studies conducted a survey among 750 Muslims who had converted to Christianity. ...


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All Roads Lead to God?

In a video based on his book 3:16 Stories of Hope, Max Lucado illustrates the odd nature of the statement that "all religions lead to God":

All ...

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Students Search for Meaning

According to Yale University law professor Anthony Kronman, students who begin their college careers today suffer from one glaring omission in their studies. ...


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