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The Apology to the LGBT Community That Needs an Apology
Both Jesus and Paul modeled genuine love in the context of making a right judgment. We should do the same for the sake of others.
The Main Ingredient for Church Growth
When a researcher set out to discover why many mainline churches are headed towards extinction, he discovered that theology matters.
Why #GiveElsaAGirlfriend Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone
I’ve been asked to respond to the recent campaign to get Disney to make Elsa the first lesbian princess. Disney is currently working on Frozen 2, which is sure to be another box office hit. In fact, the first Frozen film grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide, making it the biggest animated box office success in cinema history.
What Calendars Reveal about Culture
[S]tudying calendars is a way to understand cultures. Not only are they necessary for basic survival—if you plant either before the last frost or too late after it you’ll starve—but calendars are also ways societies mark their priorities and organize their memories. “Christendom” was very much Christian, and the calendar made that pretty clear.
If You're Not Part of the Solution...
...you're likely part of the World Council of Churches. Behold their latest brainchild: Evangelical groups have joined efforts spearheaded by Roman Catholic, Orthodox and mainstream Protestant churches to create a common code for religious conversions that would preserve the right of Christians to spread their religion while avoiding conflict among different faiths...