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Why Do I Feel Homesick in My Own Home?
Every time I return to Kenya, it feels a bit like coming home. Which is weird—I’m an American who lives in Burundi. But my family lived in Kenya years ago, and we still visit frequently. We walk out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, and I remember my fender bender in airport parking. We Read more... The post Why Do I Feel Homesick in My Own Home? appeared first on Christianity Today.
God’s Design for Sexual Desire
What turns sexual desire into worship? John Piper shows from 1 Timothy 4:1–5 how God gives marital pleasure to evoke thanksgiving. Watch Now
Gluttony and the Fullness of God
Canto VI of Dante’s Inferno paints a sobering scene. Dante and Virgil have just arrived in the third ring of hell, where God punishes the sin of gluttony. An accursed rain — cold, foul, toxic — pours down on the circle. The eternal deluge turns the ground into a horizonless slough of stinking refuse. Dante beholds a mess of souls lying prone on the ground and drowning in this thick paste. Like great slugs, they can barely move beneath the weight of their sins’ consequences. Yet as heavy as they seem, they are insubstantial;
Resisting Therapy Culture, with Matthew Loftus
Send Us A Message Therapy culture (not therapy itself) has gotten way out of hand. Too many of life's normal vicissitudes are treated as mental illnesses. How do we avoid the extremes of medicalizing morality or moralizing medicine? How's a pastor to navigate this issue? Matthew Loftus, M.D., joins Derek, James, and Brad to discuss this sticky, hot-topic issue. Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported.
The End of Flophouses and the Rise of Homelessness
During the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863, a Union commander mistakenly pulled a division out of its defensive line only minutes before Confederates assaulted that very spot. Southern forces poured through the gap unopposed, and the Northern army collapsed. A little more than a century later, political and financial interests worked together to reduce the supply of Read more... The post The End of Flophouses and the Rise of Homelessness appeared first on Christianity Today.
A Christian Case for Housing Abundance
One night this past January, I drove around my neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles with a friend. Our goal that night was to survey approximately 50 streets and, as best we could, count how many of our neighbors were sleeping outside. We took up this task as part of a nationwide process Read more... The post A Christian Case for Housing Abundance appeared first on Christianity Today.
“Word of God” Is Used in a Surprising Way in the Book of Acts
Greg talks about how the phrase “word of God” is used in a surprising way in the book of Acts, then he responds to a caller’s questions and challenges regarding Greg’s claim that “God doesn’t try.” Topics: Commentary: “Word of God” is used in a surprising way in the book of Acts. (00:00) What do you mean when you say that “God doesn’t try”? (27:00) Mentioned on the Show: When God Speaks by Greg Koukl Related Links: Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl
Bridging the Gap Between the Pulpit and the Workplace
Dan Doriani and Mark Vroegop talk about the work Christians do and why our Sunday morning worship should prepare us to love our neighbors and serve the common good Monday through Saturday.
Why Churchgoers Escaped the ‘Sex Recession’
A new report found that religious married couples—those who attend church at least twice a month—are more sexually satisfied than their secular peers.
Why We Need History More than Ever Before
By tending and keeping the past, Christians can equip ourselves to communicate the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ to a confused and rootless world.
How Did We Get the Westminster Confession of Faith?
Have you ever started a project with a specific goal in mind, only to realize along the way that the final product would look very different from what you’d originally planned? If so, then you can understand something of how the Westminster Confession of Faith came to be. How It Came to Be The creation of the Westminster Confession represents the crescendo of a century of political and religious upheaval on the British Isles.
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🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate Shayla Perez joins us to discuss her recent discussion with muslim women, where she showed them how demeaning the Quran and Hadith are. The video: https://youtu.be/nrMXw1mEYAk?is=LGOD5kmu91_TW84B Support this channel and get EARLY access to videos and other perks! 🙏 DONATE: https://inspiringphilosophy.com/donate 📧 GET OUR NEWSLETTER: https://tinyurl.com/inspiringphilosophynews 💻 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/inspiringphilosophy 👕 MERCH: https://michaelinspringphilosophy-shop.fourthwall.com 👾 DISCORD: https://discord.gg/pTyXgqeJCg 📖 Get our Study Bundle: https://www.logos.com/inspiringphilosophy 🏫 INSPIRING PHILOSOPHY TRAINING COURSE: https://www.skool.com/inspiringphilosophyacademy/about
Died: Jim Bakker, Pioneering Televangelist Later Caught in Crimes
Jim Bakker, a pioneering televangelist later caught in scandal and financial crimes, died Oct. 5 at the age of 86, according to a statement from his second wife Lori Bakker. She did not share his cause of death. Bakker rose to fame in the 1970s and 1980s as the host of a popular Christian television Read more... The post Died: Jim Bakker, Pioneering Televangelist Later Caught in Crimes appeared first on Christianity Today.
We Need the Church to Face the Quiet
For several years, I taught an undergraduate course on spiritual formation. Part of the class included readings from the desert fathers and mothers, who, following the example of Jesus (Luke 5:16), withdrew from society and went into the wilderness, embracing a life of self-denial and deep solitude. My students dutifully completed the assignment, but they Read more... The post We Need the Church to Face the Quiet appeared first on Christianity Today.
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How could the Holy Spirit search the infinite depths of God without being infinite himself, yet somehow distinct from the Father and the Son? The Christian God is triune. Watch Now
This Orthodox Ascetic Made Me More Evangelical
“Why aren’t you Catholic?” my friend from divinity school asks. It’s a valid question. As a kid, I had my feet planted on both sides of the Tiber. I’d go to Mass with my dad on Saturdays and attend a Baptist church with my whole family on Sundays. Eventually, I settled into Protestantism. I found Read more... The post This Orthodox Ascetic Made Me More Evangelical appeared first on Christianity Today.
Religion Is Not the Enemy of Reading
Reading is dead, and screens are the culprit. That’s one side of James Marriott’s thesis in The New Dark Ages: The Death of Reading and the Dawn of the Post-Literate Society. It’s a claim you’ve heard before, and you probably half agree. You’ve seen the teens with slack faces watching five-second reels on a loop, the “iPad kids” Read more... The post Religion Is Not the Enemy of Reading appeared first on Christianity Today.
How North Korea Became the Most Religious Place on Earth (with Jonathan Cheng)
Jonathan Cheng explains to Collin Hansen how Pyongyang went from the ‘Jerusalem of the East’ to the center of North Korea’s communist Kim dynasty.
Why Jen Wilkin Wants Kids to Understand Genesis 2
In ‘Made like Me: A True Story from the Beginning of Everything,’ Jen Wilkin helps kids understand the beautiful truth from Genesis 2 that God made us to need and help each other.
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