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The Best Christian Books of 2010
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Jana Riess
Christianity Today has come out with its annual book awards for the best Christian books of last year. There are serious theological books by the likes of Alister McGrath, new religious fiction by Anne Rice, and a book I hadn’t yet heard of by N.T. Wright — I’ve never read a bad book by him,…
Christians Should Be Slaves: Guest Blogger John MacArthur
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Jana Riess
All your childhood, when people asked you what you wanted to be when you grew up, I’m guessing you didn’t say “slave.” But according to evangelical writer and pastor John F. MacArthur, that’s what every Christian should aspire to. It’s only because of a consistent mistranslation of the New Testament that we don’t know who…
Religion vs. the Individual in “The King’s Speech”
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Jana Riess
I’ve started to write about pop culture a couple of times a month at Gathering Voices, a new blog from The Thoughtful Christian. I’m in great company with fellow bloggers like Greg Garrett, Adam Copeland, Lynn Baab and Don McKim. Most of my posts will focus on movies and television, though I may venture out…
Click Here to Help Haiti!: A Q&A with Haiti Partners Co-Director Kent Annan
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Jana Riess
You may have heard Kent Annan in the news recently, whether blogging for CNN about the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake or describing the social perils of “poverty tourism” in the Huffington Post. As the co-director of Haiti Partners, an educational organization that founds schools and trains teachers, he’s acquainted with suffering, both before…
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