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The Apostle Paul Was Not an Escapist

As an evangelical teenager in the late ’90s, the “end times” were a source of hope, fear, and confusion. I hoped to join my fellow believers on the flight to heaven. I feared getting “left behind.” And I was confused about whether the “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13) of believers had any bearing on my life Read more. The post The Apostle Paul Was Not an Escapist appeared first on Christianity Today

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Trusting God Through a Year of Trump’s Tariffs

Right now, Erica Campbell is trying to figure out what to do about Christmas. Last year, the small business owner’s online store offered it all: emerald-green and butter-yellow tree ornaments depicting baby Jesus and his earthly parents, baby rompers dotted with tiny illustrations of an infant Jesus in his crib, and, in homage to Campbell’s Read more. The post Trusting God Through a Year of Trump’s Tariffs appeared first on Christianity Today

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In the Beginning Was the Word, Not the State

“Politics,” argues theologian William T. Cavanaugh, “is a practice of the imagination.” “How does a provincial farm boy become persuaded that he must travel as a soldier to another part of the world and kill people he knows nothing about?” Cavanaugh wrote in his 2002 book, Theopolitical Imagination. “He must be convinced of the reality Read more. The post In the Beginning Was the Word, Not the State appeared first on Christianity Today

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