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Norman Wirzba on Land, Life, and Dominion | Faith & Politics #15

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Suicide Prevention in the Church: A Biblical Guide for Pastors (David Gilleland)

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Johnson Amendment Lawsuit: Can Pastors Endorse Candidates? (Troy Miller)

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Why Should Christians Engage Politics? (Vincent Bacote) | Faith & Politics #13

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Michael Rhodes on What the Bible Says About Politics | #12

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Who Pays for the Data Center? AI, Politics, and Faith: Politics and Faith #14

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Karl Barth on Church and Politics: Is the Church at War? | Faith & Politics #10

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Be Afraid: Horror, Trauma, and What Our Fears Are Discipling Us Into (Kutter Callaway)

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Karl Barth on War as God’s Judgment: Romans 13 and Degrees of Guilt | Faith & Politics #9

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Revelation and Empire: Shane Wood | Faith & Politics #11

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Karl Barth's Letter to American Christians (1942) | Faith and Politics #8

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The Secular Was a Strategy | Faith & Politics #7

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Politics as an Art, Not a Science | Faith & Politics #6

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William Cavanaugh on Idolatry and Power | Faith & Politics #5

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No Nation Can Be the City of God | Faith & Politics #4

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AI and the Church: Tools, Teammates, and Human Flourishing (Troy Miller)

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Augustine's Two Cities: Veronica Ogle | Faith & Politics #3

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David Koyzis on Divided Loyalties | Faith & Politics #2

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Politics Is Bigger Than Voting | Faith & Politics #1

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Liberalism Isn't Cruciform. Neither Is Conservatism.

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When Doctrine Divides Christians Who Aren't Wrong

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Marx and Moody: What the Church Left Undone (Gregg Quiggle)

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Is Technology Neutral? Grok, AI Deepfakes, and Discipleship

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When Your Interpretation Becomes the Authority | The Diagnosis

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AI With Guardrails: Scott Lindsey on Logos and the Future of Bible Study

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Why Do Christian Institutions Compromise to Stay Alive?

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The Fear of Syncretism Is Making the Church Assimilate

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Grandparent Texts: How the New Testament Reads the Old (Gary Edward Schnittjer)

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Not All Moabites Are Moabites (Gary Edward Schnittjer)

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Why Ezra-Nehemiah Ends Badly (Gary Edward Schnittjer)

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Deaths of Despair and the Decline of American Religion (Tamar Oostrom)

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Why Study the Old Testament? (Gary Edward Schnittjer)

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Decolonial Theology and the Holy Spirit: Is God Moving Outside Our Gates? (Oscar Garcia-Johnson)

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What Did Western Modernity Make Us Forget About God? (Kevin Flatt)

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Is "Secular" Really Neutral? Secularism and the Christian West (Kevin Flatt)

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Can a nation be "Christian" without Christ?

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What does it actually mean to be human? (Marc Cortez)

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Systems, Virtue & the Body of Christ

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Family Systems and the Church: Is the Problem a Person or a System? (David J. Van Dyke)

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Christian Parenting Beyond the Checklist: What Scripture Offers Instead

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Women in Ministry: History, Stakes, and What Comes Next (Beth Allison Barr)

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Discipleship, Not Dominance: Rethinking Biblical Masculinity (Kutter Callaway)

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Shadow vs. Substance: How the Book of Hebrews Unlocks Old Testament Law (Rebekah Josberger and Renee Duffy)

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Is the Sabbath a Restriction or a Gift? Sabbath as Trust in God's Provision (Rebekah Josberger and Renee Duffy)

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More Than Rules: Deuteronomy and the Heart of God's Provision (Rebekah Josberger and Renee Duffy)

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Christian Parenting by Wisdom, Not Checklists

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Redefining Toughness: How Ancient Philosophy and Scripture Shape the Male Soul

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Beyond the Biblical Manhood Checklist: Overseer and Deacon Traits for Every Disciple

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Filling the Void: What Comes After "Biblical Manhood"?

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Patterns Over Principles: A New Framework for Biblical Manhood

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Discipleship Over Definitions: Why Character Trumps Personality

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Beyond the "Uber-Masculine": Finding Identity in Christ's Authority

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Beyond Stereotypes: Redrawing the Path for Male Discipleship ⚓

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Beyond Stereotypes: Redrawing the Path for Male Discipleship

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Faith in the Age of Reason: Navigating the Journey of Modern Theology

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The Numbing Trap: From Ozempic to "Biohacking" Our Way Out of Reality (Benjamin Matthew)

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The Limits of Therapy: Why a Counselor Can't Replace Your Community (Benjamin Matthew)

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The Loneliness Epidemic: Why Modern Life Isolates Us and How the Church Can Help (Benjamin Matthew)

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Beyond the Screen: Why Your Physical Presence is the Secret to Mental Health

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Suffering for Christ's Sake

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Beyond the Quick Fix: Sadness as a Rational Response to a Broken World

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Navigating Existential Dread and Finding Meaning Together (Benjamin Matthew)

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The Digital Paradox: Why More Connection Is Making Us More Alone (Benjamin Matthew)

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Why Your Mental Health Is an Embodied Experience (Benjamin Matthew)

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Faith or Therapy? Navigating the Mental Health Crisis in the Church

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A King Like the Nations: The Easter Luncheon and the Theology Behind the Prayers

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Rethinking Authority: From Control to Community (Christa L. McKirland)

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Belonging vs. Leading: Navigating LGBTQ+ Conversations in the Local Church

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Is Your Safety an Idol? Risk, Technology, and the Gospel

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From Prison to Purpose: Restoring Hope for Incarcerated Youth in Central America

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Immoral Torah? Why Removing Hard Biblical Laws Does More Harm Than Good

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Law, Mercy, and Violence in Judges (Jillian Ross)

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Mending the Fracturing Church: Discipleship, Trauma, and Trust (Andrew Hale)

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Truth Rising: Hope, Identity, and Calling for Christians Today (John Stonestreet)

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Ordinary Time: Spiritual Growth in the Everyday Rhythms of Life (Amy Peeler)

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Becoming Pro-Grace: A Christian Response to Abortion (Angela Weszely)

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Joshua, America, and the Myth of Innocence: Undoing Manifest Destiny (Daniel Hawk)

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Christian Business Without Compartmentalization (Andrea Anderson)

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Acedia and Faith That Lasts: God in the Desert (Noelle Forlini-Burt)

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The Listening Church: Loneliness and Mental Health (Jackie E. Perry)

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The Legacy of the Reformation: Freedom, Fragmentation, and Accountability

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Protestantism Isn't Individualism: The Solas and Authority (Gregg Quiggle)

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Protestantism Under Luther: Authority, Chaos, and the Cost of "Bible Alone" (Gregg Quiggle)

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Luther's 95 Theses: What He Meant to Do—and What Actually Happened

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Luther Goes to Rome: Corruption, Crisis, and the Breakthrough in Romans

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Before Wittenberg: Luther's Erfurt Years and the Weight of Judgment

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Why the Reformation Happened: Germany Before Luther (Gregg Quiggle)

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Unity Without Uniformity: Multiculturalism in the Church (Benjamin Matthew)

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Counseling and the Church: How Pastors and Congregations Work Together (Steve Stuhlreyer)

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Rediscover Prayer: From Performance to Presence (Addison Bevere)

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The Holy Spirit and Discipleship: Growth Isn't Just Human Effort (Roger Ross)

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Unmuted: From Silence to Testimony (Nick Sash)

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Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World (Laurie Krieg)

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Songs Before the Manger: Mary, Zechariah, and the Deep Theology of Christmas

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Learning to Hope Differently: Racial Justice for the Long Haul (Christine Jeske)

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Incarnation in a Disincarnate Age: Jesus, The Matrix, and Our Technological Self

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Do Evangelicals Still Believe Evangelical Things? The 2025 State of Theology

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Recovering Wonder: A Fresh Reading of the Christmas Story

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Kickflips & the Great Commission: Varsity Skateboarding and Skate Church KC

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Why God Gave Ahaz a Baby, Not an Army: Isaiah 7:14 and the Virgin Birth