Less than picture perfect- Christianity’s race reckoning

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“A picture is worth a thousand words,” but in my case, a picture is also worth at least a thousand undone deeds. The picture I’m referencing was taken sometime in the late 1980s and featured four misfits, including me, at a Pentecostal youth camp in Redfield, Arkansas....

There are artists in the church??!

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To be honest, the title of this blog post pretty much describes how I feel being an artist within the evangelical church. In my experience, artists tend to live on the fringes of societal norms due in part to seeing the world in a different way but when you add faith into the mix it can further cause the artist of faith to feel even more isolated and without a community that really understands or appreciates their often unique vision and ‘take’ on the world....

Republicans Can’t be Christian

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I am going to say something controversial, “Republicans can’t be Christians.”

To the vast majority of Christians, I just said something unthinkable, especially if one is of the evangelical stripe of Christianity. I can feel the anger swelling up in some readers as they instantly find this notion absolutely ridiculous....

Peace with Graham

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One of my pastors offered a humorous shorthand for dealing with the complexities of defining American evangelicalism when I was a teenager. He repeated the joke, popular at the time, that an evangelical was anyone who liked Billy Graham. The corollaries to this statement helped sort “liberals” and “fundamentalists” from “sensible” folk as well....

Art & Faith Journals

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Art and faith journals provide important spaces for artists, scholars, theologians, writers, and readers to explore the deep relationship between creative practice and religious imagination....

Best Tiny Christian Colleges & Universities in the USA

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The best small Christian colleges offer a powerful combination of rigorous academics, spiritual development, and a Christ-centered community....

What does Isaiah 41:10 say?

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When life feels like it’s falling apart, there’s something about Isaiah 41:10 that cuts straight through the noise. Maybe it’s the way the verse doesn’t sugarcoat our struggle....

Do Christian Colleges Have Parties? Campus Life Facts

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People often wonder about campus life at Christian colleges. They ask: do Christian colleges have parties? This question highlights the curiosity around how faith-based values blend with social experiences at university. ...