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Wisdom and Sabbath Rest

Leadership is stewardship—the cultivation of the resources God has entrusted to us for his glory. The Sabbath gives us both theological and practical help in managing one of our primary resources —our time. In Ephesians 5, Paul invokes the biblical concept of wisdom: “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,…

Heaven Is for Real, the Movie

The phenomenally popular book Heaven Is for Real has now been made into a major movie by Sony Pictures. Randy Alcorn, who has written a book on what the Bible says about Heaven, provides his evaluation of the movie.

The State of the Bible: 6 Trends for 2014

Each year, Barna Group partners with the American Bible Society on State of the Bible, a comprehensive study of Americans’ attitudes and behaviors toward the Bible. Asking a national representative sample of adults the same questions year after year allows us to track the country’s shifting perceptions of Scriptures. This year’s research reveals six trends in Bible engagement: from the Bible’s continued role as a cultural icon, to increased digital Bible reading, to a rise in skepticism toward Scripture, particularly among Millennials.

Drowning in Distortion — Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah”

Evangelical Christians tend to be either too excited or too exercised about Hollywood. There is a periodic swing between giddy excitement that Hollywood has decided to make a movie about the Bible or a Christian theme and, on the other hand, barely restrained outrage that Hollywood has brought forth some new atrocity. Actually, most celebrations and consternations about Hollywood are overblown. Believing that evangelical concerns about Noah were almost surely overblown, I went to see the movie. I was wrong. The concerns are not overblown. My response is not outrage, however, but deep concern – and part of my concern is that so many evangelicals are, in my view, focusing on the wrong issues.

A Fight for Life

Belgium Removes Age Limits on Euthanasia

The Belgian senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow medically-assisted suicide for any child diagnosed as terminally ill.

Americans Divided on the Importance of Church

Although church involvement was once a cornerstone of American life, U.S. adults today are evenly divided on the importance of attending church. Millennials (those 30 and under) stand out as least likely to value church attendance; only two in 10 believe it is important.

Outrage Porn and the Christian Reader

Tom Challies comments on inappropriate expression of outrage by Christians.

Three Digital Life Trends for 2014

Barna Group’s latest study reveals three cultural trends emerging out of the “new normal” of digital life.

National Church or Kingdom Church: The Challenges of the New America

There must be a new church for new America – really the “old church”, that of the early New Testament fellowship where there was “neither Gentile nor Jew, slave nor free, male nor female,” but a common community retaining some cultural and social distinctives, yet transcending them in their unified love for and commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord. (Galatians 3:28)

Are We Missing the Point of Frozen’s ‘Let It Go’?

Trevin Wax notes a disconnect between the message of Disney’s movie “Frozen” and its most popular song, “Let it Go”

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