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This edition is sponsored by Chuckcoker.com |
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Ahead of Father’s Day, a new dad explains how he’s trying to live out what feels like an almost impossible biblical command on parenthood. |
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Steven Spielberg’s latest alien movie, Disclosure Day, neither parodies nor dismisses Christian faith. |
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The Supreme Court stopped Alabama from executing an inmate who became a prison ministry leader while on death row. |
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From senior news writer Cody Benjamin: Trying to pinpoint a "focused writing time" in the year 2026 is a bit like trying to hit a moving target. As nice and stately as it sounds to nestle into a candlelit library, dipping the quill into ink for a whole evening of undistracted penmanship, it’s just not reality. Granted, others may be more regimented with their work. I do consider myself an organized person. But I find that my most focused writing is rarely planned; it just happens once I’m abruptly careened into storytelling mode. |
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Sometimes this catapulting occurs from the initial spark of a story idea. Andy Olsen, our revered news editor, might suggest a timely big-picture topic. Or maybe I’ve just wrapped up a phone call with a scholar on the subject. It’s honestly the vision of a story—the emergence of groundwork for a story—that gets my gears turning, anxious to turn an idea into a readable item. |
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Beneath the reporting and wordplay is a basic desire to find and share the meaning of what’s happening in our world. That may sound cliché or silly, but it’s truly what drives me into focused work—when all of a sudden, without even trying, I’m 500 or 1,000 words deep because none of the other distractions matter as much as the story I’m desperate to tell. |
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Spiritual growth is foundational to our faith walk. Without continued growth, our spiritual lives can remain as undeveloped as an infant’s, unable to walk, speak, or make an impact. In A God-Shaped Mind, Dr. Chuck Coker uses compelling research to uncover how our brains and our spiritual life are interconnected, working together to help us reach our full potential. |
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Using accessible language, Dr. Coker guides readers through each stage of spiritual development, using scripture and scientific evidence to reveal what’s happening in the brain and heart at each stage. |
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Whether you’re a new believer or farther along in your faith journey, this book will renew your mind and transform you for a lifetime of walking with Him. Pick up your copy of A God-Shaped Mind today. |
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Today in Christian History |
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June 17, 1703: John Wesley, founder of Methodism, is born in Epworth, England, to parents Samuel and Susanna. Though Methodism’s emphasis on grace and instantaneous (often emotional) conversion marked a radical departure from high church tradition, Wesley always considered himself an Anglican (see issue 2: John Wesley and issue 69: The Wesleys). |
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No one ever told Alex Saldarriaga he was loved. Not his father, who worked for an armed group in Colombia financed by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Not his mother,…
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Reading some books, I’m reminded of G. K. Chesterton’s observation that "the object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid."…
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The Black church has been bound up with a desire for political freedom—and understandably so—since the beginning. From the earliest days of their work as ministers, Black preachers were concerned…
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Jenny Espino had bariatric surgery in 2006, when she was 20 years old and weighed 271 pounds. After the surgery, she lost over 100 pounds and maintained that weight loss…
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Throughout Scripture, God calls his people to be faithful and steadfast as we abide in him. Isaiah reminds us our faithfulness is fleeting "like the flowers of the field," yet our hope is secure when we place it in God, so our strength is renewed (Isa. 40:6, 31). In this issue, we consider stories of resilience. Historian Thomas S. Kidd shares missionary Adoniram Judson’s hardship and fortitude in Burma (now Myanmar). Emily Belz reports on Minnesota churches today that are supporting persecuted Karen Christians, also from Myanmar. Haleluya Hadero reports on groups who are determined to help Gary, Indiana, achieve a more resilient future. We also consider Tish Harrison Warren’s new book and feature an interview with her. Rooted in the person of Jesus Christ, Christian resilience is about more than having grit or bouncing back. |
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