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Elevation Church and its Easter ad: Sure, invitations are important. But what matters more is what comes next

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Elevation Church is no stranger to controversy. The North Carolina megachurch and its founding Pastor, Steven Furtick, frequently provide plenty of reasons to critique and criticize their methods or their message. And most of that criticism is justifiable. Furtick is a prosperity preacher whose messages display faulty (if any) exegesis and which seek to foster a feel-good version of Christianity that barely resembles biblical, historical, or orthodox Christianity. But, that said, this week the critics…

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In Leadership, Church, and Ministry

Should Christians attend a same-sex wedding?— Alistair Begg’s answer and why it matters to us all

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Should Christians attend a same-sex wedding ceremony? Postmodern culture says that love and approval are the same thing. (They are not). So, the culture says that we cannot criticize someone’s lifestyle choices and love them at the same time. Therefore, the culture says, to decline attending a same sex marriage ceremony would be unloving. Homophobic. Hateful. That is not only a cultural conclusion. Progressive Christianity buys into that answer, too. But to the Christian parent…

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In God, Jesus, and the Bible

The “He Gets Us” campaign—what’s right with it, what’s wrong with it, and why it matters to you

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The “He Gets Us” campaign has people talking. During Super Bowl LVIII, the He Gets Us campaign aired two commercials, together costing $20 million. The mission of “He Gets Us” is to help everyone “rediscover the love story of Jesus.” But the truth is, rather than helping people “rediscover” the love of Jesus, the “He Gets Us” campaign redefines the love of Jesus. About the ads The first commercial showed a montage of people from…

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In God, Jesus, and the Bible

Is the Bible fiction? Of course not. Here are four reasons you can trust the Bible

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One of the world’s most prolific novelists thinks that the Bible is fiction. On January 11, author and outspoken atheist Joyce Carol Oates responded on X to podcasters who were affirming the Bible. In a vitriolic diatribe, she declared that the Bible is “a work of fiction; or rather, an anthology of fictions.” Seething with contempt Curious, I read through these posts on X. Her posts, and those of her followers, seethe with unveiled contempt…

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In Truth, Culture, and Apologetics

Claudine Gay’s resignation and Harvard’s demise. It’s shocking, but not surprising. Here’s why.

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Claudine Gay, the embattled president of Harvard University, resigned January 2. But as a tenured professor, she will continue teaching at Harvard. (In academia, administrative positions are often separated from teaching positions. To resign from one does not preclude retaining the other–even if the reason for the resignation was moral failure). What led to her resignation is worth a brief recap. And what we can learn from it is worth our attention. Accusations of plagiarism…

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In Christian Living, Relationships, and God's Love

“Political avoidance,” family gatherings, and what to remember when you disagree

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Prior to the holidays, a large segment of the population, Gen Z, said they would rather avoid political discussion altogether by just skipping family gatherings. The Harris Poll on “political avoidance” The Harris Poll recently surveyed over 2,000 Americans and found that around half of Gen Zers would rather skip holiday family gatherings than be confronted with a political debate. And 38% said they dreaded such gatherings. The Harris Poll called this “political avoidance.” Gen…

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In God, Jesus, and the Bible

Did Jesus “transgender himself”? Absolutely not. Let’s be sure we get this right. Christmas depends on it.

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Progressives, entrenched in postmodern concepts of “truth,” read into the Bible their own experiences and force the Bible to adopt their worldview. That’s the way postmodern progressives interpret the Bible. And that’s why they almost always get it wrong. Woodman’s progressive Jesus Take, for instance, Simon Woodman. In a 2022 conference on “Queer Theology,” Woodman, a “pastor” of Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, claimed that “Jesus transgenders himself on a number of occasions.” He attempted to…

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In Truth, Culture, and Apologetics

Andy Stanley, the Unconditional Conference, and why his “version” of Christianity is a cautionary tale for all of us

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In 2002, I joined hundreds of other attendees at the Beyond All Limits Conference in Orlando, FL. Evangelical luminaries spoke in succession, providing biblical insight and counsel as the Christian church transitioned into the 21st century. Speakers included Jerry Falwell, Bill Bright, Tony Evans, and David Jeremiah. And Andy Stanley. At that time North Point Community Church was an infant congregation, and Andy Stanley was a humble pastor whose message was biblical and sound. But…

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In Truth, Culture, and Apologetics

Are we alone in the universe? What does the Bible say? The answer might surprise you

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Last week Congress held hearings devoted to answering one of humanity’s most persistent questions: Are we alone in the universe? Is there life on other planets? Military aviators testified that encounters with UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, formerly known as UFOs) are more frequent than most people think. They provided graphic descriptions of these UAP, along with rather unsettling reports of encounters, including Russian aviators allegedly engaging with UAP in dogfights. Whatever is zipping around in…

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In Truth, Culture, and Apologetics

Four reasons free speech matters to our nation, and especially to Christians

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The First Amendment of the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech. It’s necessary to protect the liberties that our Founders sought to provide. The Founders intentionally included it alongside freedom of conscience (religion) and the freedom of the people to hold the government accountable (the press, assembly, and petition). The survival of our Republic depends on these rights. We don’t have to agree with one another, but we need to listen to one another and, together,…

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