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N.T. Wright's Projected Last Words
When the Bible scholar N.T. (Tom) Wright was asked what he would tell his children on his deathbed he said, "Look at Jesus." Tom Wright explained ...
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Chief Rabbi: When Judaism Is Easy People Lose Faith
Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, once referenced what he called the "counter-intuitive phenomena of Jewish history"—a phenomena ...
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Even in Trauma, Look for the Stars
Dr. Jamie Aten, a cancer survivor and a Christian who researches how people respond to trauma, wrote in The Washington Post in which he urged trauma survivors ...
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Cancer Survivor and Trauma Expert on 'Spiritual Surrender'
At the age of 35 Christian psychologist and researcher Dr. Jamie Aten was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to his pelvis. Aten said: ...
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Prayer in the Midst of a Tragic Accident
Dan McConchie, vice president of government affairs at Americans United for Life, was riding his motorcycle through a suburban intersection when a car ...
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Every Crisis Is an Invitation
"Crises of every kind will find us … [But] these crises enter our lives not just as challenges to us to retain our balance and stability, but as ...
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Israeli Man Seeks Restraining Order Against God
The trials of life can cause people to doubt God's benevolence from time to time—even in the Holy Land. Israeli news sources report that a man ...
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Brené Brown on the Church as Midwife
Popular author and speaker Brené Brown recently described what she called a "breakdown" that propelled her to go back to church. But in a video ...
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Our Hope Hinges on Easter
Rick Warren, the pastor of Saddleback Church and the author of The Purpose Driven Life, together with his wife, Kay, went through a devastating loss when ...
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Finding Christ's Presence in Cancer
On his 39th birthday, poet Christian Wiman was diagnosed with an incurable form of blood cancer. He wrote frankly about the agonizing effects of his illness ...
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