American Pastor Bill Atwood was broken over the lack of biblical fidelity in his diocese of the Episcopal Church. Scripture was not regarded as the inerrant Word of God, homosexuality was celebrated, and orthodoxy was dismissed as naïve. As he cried in his office, the Holy Spirit led him in a new direction. “Not with […]
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Remarkable questions are being asked among Anglicans: Could the Archbishop of Canterbury soon relinquish his role as “first among equals” in the worldwide Anglican Communion? If he does, could new leadership emerge from the Global South? Those questions have been prompted by the Church of England’s decision in February to let its clergy bless same-sex
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Anglicans don’t all hold the same view of missions and evangelism. Those differences could lead to a change in the worldwide Anglican Communion’s leadership structure. The Church of England exemplifies one view of missions and evangelism. A compromise at February 2023’s Church of England General Synod maintains that marriage is the lifelong union of one
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A Christian worldview course taught by author and speaker John Stonestreet marks the beginning of a partnership between BibleMesh and the International Alliance for Christian Education (IACE). BibleMesh has “a lot of expertise in the digital world,” IACE President David Dockery said. “We’re borrowing that expertise, and they willingly share it with us because they
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Resolutions have yielded a mixed bag of successes and flops over the course of Christian history. A fourth-century Egyptian robber named Moses roamed the Nile Valley with a violent criminal gang, slaughtering people’s livestock for the pure joy of killing. Then he heard of monastic communities in the desert, resolving to join one and participate
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Each fall since 1863, the sitting US president has issued a proclamation declaring a national day of Thanksgiving. Though perhaps viewed by some as merely a pro forma holiday ritual, these proclamations evidence the rich American tradition of government leaders’ officially invoking God’s guidance and care. Without violating the First Amendment’s prohibition of establishing an
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