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What a Muslim folk trickster can teach us about the danger of holding a single worldview
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (822+ words) (The Conversation) " White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told CNN in January 2026 that "we live in a world " that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power" " what he called the "iron…...
Many churches, synagogues and mosques are built around families " and they're struggling to respond to rising singles
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (652+ words) (The Conversation) " When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union. Often, it binds two families to an institution. For centuries, marriage and child-rearing have been among the main ways adults…...
Overcoming envy
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (620+ words) Envy resents others" blessings and becomes emotional cancer, but God offers cleansing and freedom as we trust Him, release comparison, and pursue His unique call for our lives. by Bob and Debby Gass "Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous;…...
The Revival That Wasn't'and the One That May Be
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (837+ words) When the data firm You Gov admitted the numbers were flawed, and the report was pulled, the ensuing disappointment was palpable. The revival in the UK was not real. Just as the hopeful narrative had spread, so did a resurgence…...
Documentary celebrates women in Church ministry
14+ hour, 12+ min ago (819+ words) The film features five women - Bishop Rosemarie Mallett, Tanya Hughes OBE, Pastor Marjorie Esomowei, Pastor Rhona Mplogomo-Tackie and Pastor Yvonne Brooks, who share personal insights about their faith, ministry work and experiences as leaders. Speaking at an online screening event…...
Meyer, Knowles: The Evolutionary Mystery of Language
17+ hour, 24+ min ago (262+ words) Over the weekend I was at a dinner where the subject of language came up and which language is the most difficult to speak or learn. One guest, an amateur linguist, asserted that it was the Khoisan languages of Africa…...
What a Pew report said about people leaving, joining religions
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (732+ words) On Easter, headlines reported record numbers of newcomers who were being received into the Catholic Church: 1, 755 converts in the Diocese of Washington and 1, 428 in the Archdiocese of Detroit, The New York Times reported. But behind the boom in certain parishes…...
Regulated Chastisement
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (195+ words) I will correct thee in measure. (Jeremiah 30: 11) To be left uncorrected would be a fatal sign: it would prove that the Lord had said, "He is given unto idols, let him alone." God grant " I will correct thee in measure....
Best of BAM: The Bible as Parable and Not History, and Q&A
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (221+ words) " On today's"Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank comments on statements made by Bill Maher that the entirety of the Bible was not meant to be read as history, but as parable. Hank also answers the following questions: Can you explain…...
Glimpses of Vermont's Past: Joseph Smith and early Mormons
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (688+ words) The Church of Latter Day Saints has deep roots in Vermont. Mormon founder Joseph Smith was born in Sharon on Dec. 23, 1805. Brigham Young, who led the Saints from the Midwest to Utah and ruled the church for three decades, was…...