By Lee Strobel Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 Debunking Christianity takes more than just trying to poke a hole in it by raising an objection. That’s because there’s a backdrop of other relevant evidence that creates a strong presumption in favor […]
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The weekly podcast, blog, and video series Unbelievable? from Premier Insight, hosted by Justin Brierley (@unbelievablejb), is a unique meeting place that brings together people of radically different views. It seeks to build bridges and create a space for understanding where hard questions can be asked and discussed. The program believes the truth of the […]
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By Tyler Staton Thomas is my favorite. He’s always been my favorite. I know Thomas. I am Thomas. Thomas wasn’t a fiercely rational cynic. To think of him that way would be to minimize a whole life down to one single moment, which is always a mistake. This is a man who left everything behind […]
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By Mary Jo Sharp The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? —Jeremiah 17:9, NASB As I tried to imagine the depth of pain, the horror of suffering that so many humans have inflicted on each other, I began to have that most unwelcome feeling of having […]
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Wrestling with faith and doubt can be profoundly lonely and isolating. Some suffer in silence while others abandon belief altogether, assuming doubt is incompatible with faith. But can doubt actually strengthen faith? What are practical ways for Christians to move through doubt—about such topics as the silence of God and the problem of suffering—into deep […]
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Jesus envisioned his followers would be hard to resist: a wildly diverse yet compellingly unified multitude of strangers that would penetrate the world with love. They would lead the world in acts of love and justice and be the most life-giving bosses, employees, neighbors, and friends. They’d also be the best enemies, returning insults with […]
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By Charles Colson Boris Kornfeld is the great paradox personified. A Jew who betrayed the faith of his fathers. A doctor whose years of training were senselessly wasted. A political idealist whose utopian vision led only to a barren Siberian prison. A prisoner who gave up his life for nothing more than a loaf of […]
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Are you dissatisfied with your spiritual life? Do you feel stuck or stagnant? Are you tired of going through the motions of faith? Do you want to make real progress in your life, but don’t know where to start? Bible Gateway interviewed Darryl Dash (@DashHouse) about his book, How to Grow: Applying the Gospel to […]
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Why are we so restless? All of us have a little wanderlust—a desire for that next thing, that new place—but this competes with our longings for security, control, and safety. We don’t like how it feels to be unsettled and uprooted, navigating a season of transition, dealing with the fallout of broken relationships, or wrestling […]
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The following article by Dr. Jerry Vines is taken from The Vines Expository Bible (Thomas Nelson, 2018). The Journey of Faith | Genesis 12:1-8 All of us are on the journey of life. We can make the journey in one of two ways. We can make the journey on the basis of what our eyes […]
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