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War in the Bible: an Examination of Biblical Conflict and Violence
The Bible doesn’t flinch at portraying the world’s violence, especially during wartime. And while there is no such thing as a kind and gentle war, you might be surprised to learn t...
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Purity of Heart (I) [Awakening Faith]
God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no o...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.9.15 — Brooks's Soul, Pope's Book Recommendation, & John's Ending
David Brooks on Sin, Augustine, and the State of His Soul
David Brooks wants you to be in a Bible study. You’ll get more out of it than you ...
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Discover a Framework to Transcend Our Expectation of Betrayal— An Excerpt from "A Wilderness of Mirrors"
At the height of the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan adopted an old Russian proverb when discussing U.S. relations with the Soviet Union:...
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[Common Places] New Studies in Dogmatics: The Triune God
When I was invited to write The Triune God for the New Studies in Dogmatics series, I knew what my basic approach to the doctrine would be, ...
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Take the 100 Page Challenge for the Classic of Classics
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A few years ago auth...
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What Genre Is Genesis 1–11: History, Fiction, or Neither?
Four hundred years ago, the Roman Inquisition investigated the scientific exploits of a one Galileo Galilei, finding him guilty of all charg...
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When You Can’t Say “He” or “She” — Mondays with Mounce 261
Please understand a bit of obscurity, but I am in a country where I cannot be too specific, but I have been having an incredible experience ...
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Death Made Dead (II) [Awakening Faith]
The last enemy to be destroyed is death. (1 Corinthians 15:26)
Death has become like a tyrant who has been completely conquered by the legit...
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Extracurricular Activities 5.2.15 — Supreme Court Arguments, Jesus and Cynics, & Syrian Christians
Russell Moore Notes 10 Questions About Marriage from This Week's Supreme Court Arguments
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments o...
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Porneia: Sex Gone Bad — An Excerpt from "Faithful: A Theology of Sex"
You don’t have to look too far to see how far sex has fallen. The New Testament has a name for such sex gone bad: porneia.
Most Bibles tran...
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How Do We Reckon Urban Life with the Christian Faith? A Theology of Urban Life
In his new book Cities of Tomorrow and the City to Come, (available 5/5/15) Noah Toly invites you to become a flâneur. Flâneur is a French w...
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What has Chicago to do with Jerusalem? — An Excerpt from "Cities of Tomorrow and the City to Come"
Of course our question is a contemporary twist on an ancient one: “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?”
Then, Tertullian was asking abou...
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If the Early Church Was Extraordinary, Why Should We Be Ordinary?
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Radical. Revolutiona...
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Death Made Dead (I) [Awakening Faith]
I will deliver this people from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. (Hosea 13:14)
A very strong proof of the conquest and...
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"All Sex Is Real": An Ordinary Theology of Sex
Let’s talk about sex.
Perhaps it’s appropriate we have this conversation on the very day the Supreme Court argues issues of sex and marriage...
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NIVAC Software Super Sale — Just $7.99 for Each NIV Application Commentary
UPDATE: We re-launched this sale for January 1-14, 2016. Starting on January 1, learn more here.
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