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Good Reads: Thrift Store Saints
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Jana Riess
Have you ever preferred to simply write a check to charity rather than get involved in people’s messy, desperate lives? I confess that I have. Thankfully, some people are more courageous and compassionate than I am. One of them is Jane Knuth, a suburban math teacher from Michigan who began volunteering at a Catholic charity…
Megachurch Pastor Tony Evans on God, Football, and Racial Unity
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Jana Riess
Tony Evans, pastor of the 8,000 member Oak Cliff Bible Church in Dallas, has become a popular voice in evangelicalism. His new book Oneness Embraced explores the theme of racial reconciliation in American Christianity, arguing for God’s “team” to include all peoples and cultures. Today he offers a guest blog post on what football can…
Sex & Young Adults: Thoughts from Guest Blogger Michael F. Duffy
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Jana Riess
College and young adulthood: an exciting time, a confusing time. One of the most exciting and confusing aspects is sex. How far is too far? What is “moral” behavior — and how do we define what we mean by morality? Is sex just for marriage? Or is it OK if you “really love the person”?…
If You Agree with Rob Bell, Check Out Greg Garrett’s New Book
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Jana Riess
If, like me, you’ve been following the brouhaha over Rob Bell’s alleged universalism in the last week — and if, like me, you wonder why it is such a big deal that a pastor might choose to emphasize a theology of love than a doctrine of hell — then I have a book for you.…
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