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According to new data from the American Bible Society’s “State of the Bible USA 2024 Report,” the willingness to forgive is a powerful indicator of human flourishing. The most recent data, released last week, was predicated, in part, on a proclamation with which respondents were asked to agree or disagree. It read, “I am able to…

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Torreya State Park is nestled in Florida’s northern panhandle, created in the 1930s as a nature preserve, but some say it houses a historical site of biblical proportions. One Baptist minister and former lawyer maintained for decades that this wilderness retreat was the literal site of the Garden of Eden from the Bible’s Book of…

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A recently deciphered manuscript dating back over 1,600 years has been identified as the earliest known account of Jesus Christ’s childhood. The manuscript, written on papyrus in either the 4th or 5th century, had been stored at a library in Hamburg, Germany, for years and was long believed to be an insignificant document. However, two…

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An archaic manuscript with the oldest complete versions of two significant biblical texts, the book of Jonah and 1 Peter is being auctioned at Christie’s in London with an expected price of up to $3.8 million. Known as the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, this rare artifact dates back to the third and fourth centuries and originates from Egypt, according…

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Theologian John Piper recently discussed the title given to the devil as “the prince of the power of the air,” explaining that the name doesn’t mean that Satan is omnipotent. In an episode of “Ask Pastor John,” Piper was asked about Ephesians 2:2, which describes Satan as “the prince of the power of the air.”…

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