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How the Alabaster Team Reimagined the Bible

Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019

Alabaster creates books and Bible collections like most people have never seen before. They are beautifully designed, with stunning photography and elegant layouts, all on high-quality paper. Each book is…

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Jesus Never Promised an Easy Life

Posted on November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

Recently, I met with a couple who had been married for 20 years. A few weeks before we sat down together, the husband had broken off a nine-month affair that…

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Bianca Juarez Olthoff on the Power of Prayers of ‘Lovingkindness’

Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

“I’ll pray for you,” I said to Nicole on the way out of church. It’s a phrase I say often. I usually pray right in the moment, so I can…

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Sexual Abuse Survivor Advocate Rachael Denhollander Discusses Her New Memoir, ‘What Is a Girl Worth’

Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Rachael Denhollander gained national attention for her testimony in the case against Larry Nasser, a former U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor who is now in prison after being convicted of numerous sex…

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Toni Morrison Was Baptized a Catholic and Was Moved by the ‘Beauty’ of Pope Francis

Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

On Monday, America lost one of its finest and most vital voices when author Toni Morrison passed away at the age of 88. She was as legendary as they come. Beloved won Morrison…

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A Reminder That Those ‘Animorphs’ Books Were a Dark Parable of Why War Is Hell

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

In 2019, if you know the Animorphs at all, it’s probably through their infamous covers, which have been memed into the pop culture canon. But there was a time when K.A. Applegate’s…

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Read the Aftermath of What Happened After ‘The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ Said He Made It All Up

Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

Slate journalist Ruth Graham has written a lengthy deep dive into the very sad aftermath of The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, the 2010 evangelical memoir Alex Malarkey “co-wrote” with his…

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Bestselling Author R.O. Kwon On Why She Stopped Believing in God

Posted on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019

Not many first-time authors can also call themselves bestselling authors, but most writers are not R.O Kwon. In 2018, her engrossing debut novel The Incendiaries captured the public’s imagination and was released…

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One Book that Will Change the Way You ‘Unplug’ From Your Phone

Posted on May 22, 2019

In A Reader’s Guide to 2019, RELEVANT contributor Sharon McKeeman takes you through 2019 book by book, offering wisdom, analysis and recommendations along the way. Two decades ago, it wouldn’t have seemed…

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Bono Discussed His Love for Narnia, ‘The Message’ Bible and Other Books On ‘The Today Show’

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019

U2’s Bono was recently a guest on The Today Show. He sat down for a segment hosted by Jenna Bush Hager called “Open Book,” in which guests discuss the books…

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Following Her Death, Rachel Held Evans’ ‘Searching For Sunday’ Is on the NYT Bestseller List

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

Rachel Held Evans, the beloved Christian author who passed away on May 4 after a brief illness, remains a force to be reckoned with. Searching For Sunday, the book she wrote…

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In Rachel Hollis’ Self-Help Empire, God Is Just an Accessory

Posted on May 13, 2019

Rachel Hollis has made a career out of telling people who they can become. From business owners to stay-at-home moms to college grads standing at the starting line of adulthood,…

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Rachel Held Evans Knew There Was Always Room for More In the Church

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019

Like most people, I was nervous when I first heard about the medical emergency that put Rachel Held Evans in the hospital, but I didn’t fear the worst. It seemed…

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The One Thing That Kills World-Changing Ideas

Posted on April 24, 2019

Ideas, ideas, ideas—I love ideas. The saying “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people” has been attributed to a lot of people, including several famous…

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One Read to Help You Find Peace No Matter Where You Are

Posted on April 24, 2019

In A Reader’s Guide to 2019, RELEVANT contributor Sharon McKeeman takes you through 2019 book by book, offering wisdom, analysis and recommendations along the way. Our culture is driven by ownership. We…

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How the Alabaster Team Reimagined the Bible

Jesus Never Promised an Easy Life

Bianca Juarez Olthoff on the Power of Prayers of ‘Lovingkindness’

Sexual Abuse Survivor Advocate Rachael Denhollander Discusses Her New Memoir, ‘What Is a Girl Worth’

Toni Morrison Was Baptized a Catholic and Was Moved by the ‘Beauty’ of Pope Francis

A Reminder That Those ‘Animorphs’ Books Were a Dark Parable of Why War Is Hell

Read the Aftermath of What Happened After ‘The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ Said He Made It All Up

Bestselling Author R.O. Kwon On Why She Stopped Believing in God

One Book that Will Change the Way You ‘Unplug’ From Your Phone

Bono Discussed His Love for Narnia, ‘The Message’ Bible and Other Books On ‘The Today Show’

Following Her Death, Rachel Held Evans’ ‘Searching For Sunday’ Is on the NYT Bestseller List

In Rachel Hollis’ Self-Help Empire, God Is Just an Accessory

Rachel Held Evans Knew There Was Always Room for More In the Church

The One Thing That Kills World-Changing Ideas

One Read to Help You Find Peace No Matter Where You Are

Why Anti-Refugee Sentiment Within Christian Circles Is Anti-Jesus

Watch Colbert and John Mulaney Get Surprisingly Profound About Their Insecurities

Your Doubt Doesn’t Make You a Bad Christian

Here’s the New Single From Cory Asbury, ‘The Father’s House’

How to Have Faith in Exile

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How to Have Faith in Exile

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