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Elections Matter, but They Aren’t Ultimate, and Jesus Isn’t on the Ballot

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Plugged In’s Adam Holz Returns from a Health Scare to Review a Movie Set Inside a Sperm Whale

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A Daily Walk Can Help Your Mental Health, and Delight in Someone Else’s Misfortune Reveals Something About Your Heart

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Impact Latin America Is Equipping Ordinary Believers to Plant ‘Houses of Peace’ Across the Region

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Ben and Stacy Reaoch Finish the Family Devotional Ben’s Late Mother Began

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Nearly 100,000 Churches Could Close in the Next Decade, the Answer Is the Gospel.

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A 157-Year-Old Palatine Church Is Still Reaching Its Community, One Family at a Time

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Halloween Candy Is the Latest Thing Priced Out of Reach, and Greed Is About More Than Money

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New Senior Pastor Tre Moore Shares How Lakeland Church Moves People from Consuming to Contributing

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Dr. Deana Thayer Explains Why Resilient Kids Don’t Just Bounce Back, They Move Through

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Bobbie Schaeperkoetter Offers a Flexible, Guilt-Free Way to Spend Time with God Every Day

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Two Adopted Sisters Found Each Other on a Softball Field, and Brian From Weighs the Death Penalty

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A Padres Pitcher Chose His Newborn over the Playoffs, and That Was the Right Call

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Why AM Radio is Disappearing From Cars (And How to Save It) with Troy Miller

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Christians Can Vote Differently and Still Worship Together

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Bishop Dr. Michael Love Shares How a 13-Person Bible Study Grew into a Thriving Church and a Jail Ministry

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Yes, Jesus Loves You, and Yes, You Need to Rest

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Sports Betting Is a Predatory Industry, and Young Men Are Its Prime Target

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Should We Be Held Accountable for What We Said as Teenagers?

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There's Not Much Family-Friendly Fare at the Box Office This Week, but Plugged In Has Some Alternatives

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Angel Tree Brings Christmas, and Christ, to Children Whose Parents Are in Prison

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Four Hundred to Go with Michael Woolworth and Bible League

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Reminded, Not Instructed

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Every Table an Altar: Ian Simkins on Reclaiming Connection

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Jews.com: A Bold New Tool to Share Messiah with the Jewish Community

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Embodying God's Multiethnic Kingdom: Living Diversity Beyond Sunday

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Why We Worship: Recovering Reverence and Awe in a Declining Church Culture

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Ugly Headlines, Checklist Sanctification, and Why We've Stopped Hosting

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From Rehab to the Pulpit: Pastor Jeremiah Stingl on 10 Years at Living Water

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Justin Verlander's Emotional Retirement, and Should Churches Sing Bethel or Hillsong?

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Bringing Hope: Providing Bibles to Believers Worldwide with Bible League International

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Press Freedom Restored, the Loneliness Epidemic, and Should Christians Delete Social Media?

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Getting Older, Living with Financial Stress, and Learning to Forgive

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A Rogue Leaf Floods the Basement, and the Ministry of Presence

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Living in God's Presence Daily, and Should the Church Speak Out on Sports Gambling?

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Shaun the Sheep's Halloween Horror Spoof, and a New Daniel Movie

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The Lindsey Clancy Trial and a Culture of Moral Confusion

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Happiness Isn't the Enemy of Holiness: A Biblical Case for Joy

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When 'America's Pastor' Hid His Struggle, and Why Marriages Go Cold

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Radical Generosity Doesn't Need to Be Extreme

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Bible League International: Providing Scripture to the Bibleless

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From the Marines to the Pulpit: Pastor Andrew Fetzer's Journey at Alpha Baptist Church

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A Weekend with My Son, the 'No Contact' Movement, and What It Means to Not Be Lukewarm

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Rescuing Christian Leadership from Burnout and Self-Reliance

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25 Years After 9/11: A Personal Story, the Problem of Evil, and Tim Keller's Sermon of Comfort

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Grandparents' Day: Building a Legacy of Faith Across Generations

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Remembering 9/11 Through Film, and The Passion of the Christ Returns to Theaters with Adam Holz

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25 Years After 9/11, and the Danger of Trivializing Violence

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Responding to the Colombia Earthquakes: How You Can Help

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Hunting for God: How the Outdoors Points to Scripture

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Remembering 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later, and What True Repentance Looks Like

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When a Good Reputation Isn’t Enough

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The Bible Has More to Say About Trauma and Loneliness Than You Think

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When You Realize Parenting Is One Long Goodbye

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Sojourn Church: Reaching Metro Detroit's Unchurched, One Conversation at a Time

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A Chilling Documentary, Sportsmanship That Shines, and Daryl Strawberry's Redemption

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From Gang Member to Pastor, and God's Call to Bold Enjoyment

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Learning to Notice God's Subtle Movements with Jeremy Sims

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Performative Politics, Worship Without Feelings, and Bending the Knee to Jesus

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Coyote vs. Acme and a Petra-Fueled Christian Throwback with Paul Asay

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Focus on the Family Begins Search for Its Next President

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Processing Tragedy in Nepal, the Backlash Over Dolly Parton, and the Case for Christian Joy

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The Case of the Missing Youth Pastors with Sarah Zylstra

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Rediscovering Agape Love with Dr. Winfred Neely

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Remembering Dolly Parton, and Wrestling with Suffering, Pleasure, and Contentment

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An Alabama Team's Miracle Win, the Cost of Youth Sports, and Learning to Listen Well

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A Tragic Loss on the Football Field, and When Unhealed Illness Brings Shame

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All Your Life: Closing the Gap Between Spiritual Awakening and Real Discipleship with Dr. Lina Abujamra

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Dropping a Son Off at College, Sandy Patty's Comeback, and How to Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry

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A Deeper Look at The Odyssey, and Recommendations for Family Movie Night with Paul Assay

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Sending a Son to College, Gen Z's Gambling Habit, and the Danger of Spiritual 'LARPing'

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Little League Cheating Scandal, Gambling's Grip on Young Men, and a Coach's Viral Sermon to a Pitcher

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Spider-Man's Box Office Run, Dinosaur Movies Galore, and Ronald Reagan Hits the Big Screen with Adam Holz

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Bring Your Bible to School Day with Emerson Collins

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The Danger of Religious Tests in Politics, and What Improv Is Doing for Anxious Teens

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10 Mistakes I Made in Youth Ministry with Steve Eatmon

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Helping Middle Schoolers Find Their Identity in Christ with Heather Holleman

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Tornado Alley Chicago, Should Kids Play Alone Outside Be a Crime?, and Finding Hope in Romans 5

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That Dad Who Turns Off the Lights, and Should the Bible Be Taught in Public School?

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33 Days Between Heaven and Hell: A Grammy Winner's Near-Death Story

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Preaching at a State Prison, and Can Someone Like Jeffrey Dahmer Go to Heaven?

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Horror Movies, Childhood Trauma, and the New Spider-Man

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Political Homelessness, the Hard Work of Forgiveness, and Reclaiming Awe

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When Life Doesn't Go As Planned, and Why Gen Z Is Choosing Dumb Phones

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Seth Troutt on Faith, Fatherhood, and Finding Purpose

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Laura Story on Reverence, Awe, and the Story Behind 'Blessings

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Rest, Reunion, and Learning to Trust God Through Hypocrisy and Hard Hearts

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A 400-Year-Old Church, an NFL Comeback, and Why God Uses the Unlikely

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The Odyssey Backlash, Little House Reboots, and a Pickleball Comedy with Adam Holz

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Aunt Kim and Uncle Whoever: Why Extended Family Matters

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The Labels We Wear, and the One That Sets Us Free

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Jen Wilkin on Aging, Purpose, and the Church's Calling

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Sabbath, Romans 12 & Courage in the Lonely Hour

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10 Questions Every Kid Should Ask About the Bible with Todd Chipman

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Finishing Well, Leaving a Church & Theoretical Christianity

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Control, Smoke & Shaquille O'Neal's Ecclesiastes Moment

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The Odyssey: Matt Damon, Casting Controversies & Why the R Rating Surprises with Adam Holtz

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Inside Out, The Rookie & Lilo and Stitch with Bret Eckelberry

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Wildfires, the ESPYs & Finishing the Race Well

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Summer Activities & Bible Translation with Melissa Paredes of Wycliffe