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Religious Leaders Discuss Whether Religions Can Co-exist
National Geographic: In God's Name is a 2007 documentary that explores the views of 12 prominent spiritual leaders. Topics include calling, the presence ...
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Group of Mothers Makes Big Impact on Gang War Zone
In the early 1990s, gang violence erupted in Boyle Heights, a section of East Los Angeles. Eight gangs were in conflict in the parish around the Dolores ...
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Two Scenes from Christmas in Afghanistan
Leigh C. Bishop, a psychiatrist and military reservist, was stationed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve 2008. In the dim light of dusk, ...
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Frederick Buechner Reflects on the Magi and Herod
In a playful lexicon of religious terms entitled Peculiar Treasures, author Frederick Buechner captures well the interesting interplay of the stories ...
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A Powerful Story of Forgiveness from South Africa
Desmond Tutu is a bishop in South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work against apartheid. In his book No Future Without Forgiveness, he shares ...
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Our Preposterous Fantasies
God has made [our] fantasies … so preposterously unrewarding that we are forced to turn to him for help and for mercy. We seek wealth and find ...
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God Helps Boy Deal with Uncontrollable Temper
After successfully separating numerous Siamese twins and continuing to refine the techniques of several complicated surgeries, Dr. Ben Carson has become ...
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Judgment Is Good News
The word judgment carries negative overtones for a good many people in our liberal and postliberal world. We need to remind ourselves that throughout ...
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A Reconciling Christmas in the Middle East
Lebanon-born Ali Elhajj came to faith in Christ while living in America. As he encountered evangelical culture, he became troubled by how deeply American ...
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John McCain Experiences the True Light of Christmas
During the 2008 presidential race, John McCain was asked by Time magazine to share his "personal journey of faith." In his article McCain shared ...
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