The phrase your truth or my truth is popular right now. However, the essence of those phrases seems quite timeless. When I was in college in the 70s, I had hair that resembled the shape of a motorcycle helmet and too many outfits that included fringe. That era was about finding truth and being real,... Read more
Love and Truth Beloved Women August 20, 2020READ: The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things... Read more
The Problem of Monotheism It is tempting in our melting-pot societies to think that living alongside people of different faiths is a purely modern phenomenon. But people of different religious beliefs have been coexisting for millennia, sometimes in conflict and sometimes in peace. One way in which religious difference was negotiated was through polytheism. This... Read more
International (MNN) — Theres a strange trend emerging as the world wrestles with pandemic uncertainty. In the US, Russia, and portions of the Middle East, people are trying to rewrite history by tearing down or changing monuments. While some call it justice, others voice concern. Its a real danger, not just in ancient history, but... Read more
The world as we know it is shifting and that is a great thing. Though it comes, yet again, through the tragic loss of life of Black people, I believe we are on the precipice of great opportunityif we take hold of it. Being quarantined away for two and a half months, with entire nations... Read more
Some years ago a friend of mine who teaches ethics among other things- in a Christian university told me of an exchange that took place in one of his classes. He was leading his students in a discussion of truth-telling. Unsurprisingly, the question was raised as to whether there were any occasions when we have... Read more
Superstitions have dominated cultures and societies throughout history. They have shaped common practice, especially morals. At other times, they have gone so far as to instil a fear of the supernatural. But what is a superstition? By definition, it is a ‘notion or belief maintained despite evidence to the contrary. African folklore is not exempt... Read more
Whether you’re in the mood for a quiet family drama or a silly over-the-top comedy, Seeing & Believing has you covered for the Independence Day weekend. First up is The Truth, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s follow-up to his Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters and his first non-Japanese-language project. With a star-studded cast that includes Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, and... Read more
The skin tone of Jesus was most certainly darker than mine. He was poorer than I am. He was more courageous and honest than I am. Jesus walked more than I do, he spent more time outside than I do. Jesus listened more than I do. He was more confrontational than I am. Jesus was... Read more
June 17, 2020For Our Own Sake, We Tell the TruthCARRIE LLOYD Lee en espaolGod is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. John 4:24 (NKJV)I must be honest; its taken me some time to embrace truth.The truth of others toward me, the truth of myself when I would prefer to... Read more
British writer JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, poses during the launch of new online website Pottermore in London, England on June 23, 2011.REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File PhotoThe author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, is facing intense backlash online for reiterating that biological sex is real, comments many are now deeming... Read more
58 Percent of Americans Believe Moral Truth 'Is Up to Each Individual,' New Poll Finds Nearly six in 10 Americans believe identifying moral truth is up to each individual, while barely four in 10 say God is the basis of truth, according to a new survey.The findings are part of the American Worldview... Read more
Speak your truth. You have your truth, and I have mine. Weve all heard these phrases. At times, assertions of my truth and your truth can sway even the believers mindwe become so used to hearing them that we barely acknowledge their implications. But the brisk epistle of Jude pierces through the foggy myth of... Read more
The Sentence That Removed the Scales On September 4, 1869, when he was thirty-seven years old, Hudson Taylor found a letter waiting for him at Zhenjiang from John McCarthy. God used the letter to revolutionize Taylors life. When my agony of soul was at its height, a sentence in a letter from dear McCarthy was... Read more
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” John 14:16-17 Self-destruction is a dangerous... Read more
The 92nd Academy Awards will air this Sunday night, celebrating the best films released in 2019. This year nine films were nominated for the top award, best picture, and over the last few months TGC has featured reviews of all nine. Below you’ll find excerpts and links from these reviews, which explore the various ways... Read more
[ad_1] Did we actually want one other TV present that kicks off with the homicide of a kid? Apple thinks so, hoping that The Outsider,The Killing, Broadchurchand the like are far sufficient within the rearview mirror so that you can giveDefending Jacoba shot. The present, tailored from William Landay’s bestseller, heralds from a... Read more
[ad_1] Editors’ notice: Participate in TGCs Learn the Bible initiative, the place have been encouraging Christians and church buildings to learn collectively by way of Gods Phrase in a 12 months. Many Christian are accustomed to the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan lady in John 4. However not everybody can clarify what Jesus meant... Read more
[ad_1] This week the weblog is sponsored by Southern Seminary and was written by R. Albert Mohler Jr. Southern is gifting away over 150 books this March for #SBTSMadness. Everybody who enters will obtain a free obtain of the Sermon on the Mount Examine Journal by Jonathan Pennington. A era in the past, David Wells... Read more
[ad_1] My total life I've been surrounded by messy folks with messy lives. The one motive it doesnt trouble me is as a result of Im messy, too. Nevertheless it needs to be acquainted to be round messy folks. Thats what the church is. I assume thats been your expertise, too. Some folks... Read more
[ad_1] Worldwide (MNN) A latest spike in Coronavirus infections in China prompted extra alarm, extra lockdowns, and extra protection. A change in the way in which well being officers report new an infection instances makes the state of affairs appear much more harmful. The newest numbers, coupled with reviews that some cities enacted excessive measures... Read more
[ad_1] The 92nd Academy Awards will air this Sunday evening, celebrating the perfect movies launched in 2019. This yr 9 movies have been nominated for the highest award, greatest image, and over the previous couple of months TGC has featured opinions of all 9. Beneath you’ll discover excerpts and hyperlinks from these opinions, which discover... Read more
[ad_1] Within the wake of Christianity Right this moments op-ed Trump Ought to Be Faraway from Workplace Franklin Grahamthe son of famed evangelist Billy Graham who based the magazinemade a stunning revelation. In expressing his personal disapproval of the piece, he tweeted that his father voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and believed... Read more
[ad_1] This text is a part of the The Crossway Podcast sequence. Truth or Fiction? On this episode, Andreas Kstenberger, writer of The First Days of Jesus: The Story of the Incarnation, explores the way to distinguish reality from fiction on the subject of the Christmas story. He shares his ideas on the true date... Read more
[ad_1] Content material supervisor for Bible Gateway Bible Gateway presents the Bible Connection Podcast, the place we discuss in regards to the Bible and the way it connects to each aspect of life. What's apologetics? Who's it for? Is it really essential in todays tradition? On this seventh episode of the Bible Connection Podcast, Sean... Read more
[ad_1] It is now not unusual to overhear folks excitedly discussing the small print of a grisly crime scene: school college students at a espresso store, dad and mom in a carpool line, coworkers within the break room. The true crime genres recognition has surged within the final decade, as TV exhibits and podcasts have... Read more
[ad_1] How does Jesus obtain us? I understand how he handled me. I used to be a twenty-year-old troublemaker on a downhill path. Although Id made a dedication to Christ a decade earlier, you wouldnt have recognized it by the way in which I lived. Lastly I got here to Jesus, and he welcomed me... Read more
[ad_1] That is the eightieth lesson in writer and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ The way to Dwell the Bible sequence. If you understand somebody or a bunch who wish to comply with alongside on this journey via Scripture, they will get extra information and signal as much as obtain these essays by way of e mail... Read more
[ad_1] Leaders know the management axiom phrases create worldsthe phrases we use in our ministries and organizations create the cultures we reside and lead in. Generally inaccurate and hurtful phrases turn into so ceaselessly used and so generally expressed that they need to be corrected. My fact is a kind of phrases that needs to... Read more
