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What Would Godly Social Media Look Like?

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I have a love/hate relationship with social media. Love: I love connecting with friends around the world, and knowing what’s going on in their lives. Hate: Sometimes it feels about as fun as trying on bathing suits one size too small. I feel not enough.
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Appreciating the Christmas Story through Fresh Eyes

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With Christmas just around the corner, I’m sure all of us are seeing a lot of the nativity scene—the holy couple, tucked neatly into a triangular barn, with heads tilted toward the chubby babe Jesus, laid in a manger of hay. But did you know that how we tend to picture the nativity scene may not be totally accurate? 
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A Prayer for Peace

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Reading about wars in distant lands can make us feel helpless, especially when we feel unable to do anything practical to help those caught in the crosshairs of conflict. 
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How My Friends Showed Me the Gospel

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When I first started having conversations with Christians, I was a lapsed-Catholic-turned-New-Ager who practised reiki, kind of believed in reincarnation, and thought God was everywhere.
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Learning Courage in the Face of Suffering

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This ANZAC Day, I reflect on a story that’s woven into my own family’s history. Like all families, we too carry history of personal stories and experiences of those harrowing times.
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Why I Watch Shows Containing Violence and Supernatural Themes

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“You watch wrestling? Why?” It’s a question I’ve been asked a lot, in tones ranging from confused to disdainful. And I get it.
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Why Does God Care About My Sex Life?

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Sociological research reveals that the Bible’s teaching on sex and sexuality poses the biggest barrier to young people taking the Christian story seriously. The argument goes that if Christianity is true, that is bad news for your sexuality.
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Seeing Glimmers of God’s Truth in Surprising Sources

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As someone who grew up in the era when the church engaged in boycotts and condemned rock music, I was rather caught up with the “culture wars” of my youth.
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Why Couldn’t God Just Forgive Us Without Jesus Dying?

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What are we to make of Jesus’s death on the cross? Christ dying for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures is not only of monumental significance, it is the heart of gospel truth, and the centre of the Easter story.