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How God Restored a Strained Friendship

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R and I are the same age, and we were often classmates in primary and secondary school. When I first started going to church, we were in the same Bible Study group. We were even baptised on the same day. She was, it seemed, the perfect “church girl”. A talented singer with a vivacious personality. By contrast, I struggled to fit in despite my best attempts.
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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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Roger Federer: Moving On with Grace

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In the world of tennis, September 2022 will go down in history as the end of an era—the retirement of Roger Federer.
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Stranger Things 4 Vol. 1: When Retaliating Seems Like the Only Way

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This was the memory that came to mind while I was watching Stranger Things 4 Vol. 1—I was bullied for the first time in my first year of high school.
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After Years of Church-hopping, I Went Back

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When I first became a Christian, I didn’t like my home church very much. Even though it was a doctrinally correct church and I essentially grew up in it, I felt like I didn’t really fit in.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: The Dark Hold of Isolation

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: The Dark Hold of Isolation

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We may have been driven to isolation by the pandemic, but many of us are already schooled in its ways. And as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness shows, it is a dangerous way to live.
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Can Guys And Girls Really Just Be Friends?

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In this modern day and age of mixed signals between members of the opposite sex, how can we cultivate healthy intergender friendship?
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20 Years On: Why Harry Potter’s Story Still Appeals to Us

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Earlier this month, HBO Max released a reunion special to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter films. The event was highly anticipated, with trailers out months ahead of the stream on New Year’s Day.
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How Jesus Restored My Joy While I Battled Suicidal Thoughts

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I shouldn’t be here. If we lived in a world where Jesus Christ didn’t exist, I would be just another statistic among the world’s teenage suicides. A quiet sufferer who one day decided she had enough and ended it all.