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Are Americans Less Likely to Be Religious If They’re More Educated? It’s Complicated

Posted on January 10, 2019

You may have heard that more education equals less religion in America, but is it true? Pew Research did a deep dive into the correlation between higher education and religious…

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Study: America’s Trust In Clergy Is at a Record Low

Posted on January 4, 2019January 7, 2019

Gallup’s been charting America’s trust in various professions for the last 40 years. In the 80s, most people believed clergy were generally trustworthy, with two-thirds of Americans saying they believed…

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Don’t Just Make a Point. Make a Difference

Posted on December 31, 2018

With just about every important situation in life that we choose to engage, there is a common, consistent, universal choice to be made. It’s the choice between making a point…

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The Decline of American Christianity Is Real but More Complicated Than It Looks

Posted on December 28, 2018December 28, 2018

You may have heard about the “decline of American Christianity.” If you heard about it from the pulpit, chances are it came with some invective about how God is being…

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‘Millennial’ Shouldn’t Be a Derogatory Term

Posted on July 11, 2017January 5, 2018

Many of my friends, colleagues and I are making a living right now speaking, writing and coaching ministries, churches and businesses on how to “reach millennials.” It’s definitely a hot…

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Social Media Could Be Killing Your Spiritual Life

Posted on May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

In 2014, psychologists from the University of Virginia wanted to test whether or not people preferred negative stimulation in the form of an electric shock to no stimulation, being alone…

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Rob Bell Is at It Again

Posted on May 16, 2017January 5, 2018

A 19-year-old Rob Bell took off his Birkenstocks. He didn’t know a lot about the Bible, but he knew something about it was different. He’d just finished preaching his first…

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The Cure for an Identity Crisis

Posted on May 9, 2017January 5, 2018

When I was in college, Bank of America came after me, claiming I owed them more than $10,000. I had never even cashed a check in a Bank of America,…

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9 Spiritual Leaders You Should Be Following on Twitter

Posted on May 8, 2017January 5, 2018

If you haven’t noticed, Twitter is a huge place. And what’s worse, your feed is often stacked with angry opinions and even angrier opinions about those first angry opinions. It…

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Merely Being Aware of Oppression Isn’t Enough

Posted on May 8, 2017January 5, 2018

I recently met with a friend in Downtown Phoenix. Adam is an African-American who is nearing completion of his doctorate dealing with religious forms in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. The…

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What Your Clothes Say About You

Posted on May 1, 2017January 5, 2018

Culture is progressive, it always has been. One facet of culture that is progressive is clothing, or rather, the ways in which it is used to communicate intentionality. Take social…

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Now All Cedarville Curriculum Has to Follow the Philippians 4:8 Rule

Posted on April 27, 2017January 5, 2018

Cedarville University is a 130-year-old Baptist college with some brand new rules they’re calling “the Biblically Consistent Curriculum policy,” modeled after Philippians 4:8. You remember Philippians 4:8, right? “Finally, brothers and…

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Research: Contrary to Popular Belief, College Grads Are Just as Religious as Those Without Degrees

Posted on April 26, 2017January 5, 2018

In the United States, conventional thinking goes like this: The more educated a person is, the less likely he or she is to be religious. This is the essentially the coasts…

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Stop Reducing Your Faith to Hashtags

Posted on April 25, 2017January 5, 2018

Picture this: A group of young women meet up for a Bible study. Upon arrival, each of them orders their caffeinated beverage of choice (in a mug, of course) as…

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A New Study Breaks Down What Christians Count As Cheating

Posted on April 13, 2017January 5, 2018

What’s cheating? That’s been the question on a lot of people’s minds this year, with several big instances of marital infidelity grabbing headlines. As times change, the perception of what cheating is…

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Are Americans Less Likely to Be Religious If They’re More Educated? It’s Complicated

Study: America’s Trust In Clergy Is at a Record Low

Don’t Just Make a Point. Make a Difference

The Decline of American Christianity Is Real but More Complicated Than It Looks

‘Millennial’ Shouldn’t Be a Derogatory Term

Social Media Could Be Killing Your Spiritual Life

Rob Bell Is at It Again

The Cure for an Identity Crisis

9 Spiritual Leaders You Should Be Following on Twitter

Merely Being Aware of Oppression Isn’t Enough

What Your Clothes Say About You

Now All Cedarville Curriculum Has to Follow the Philippians 4:8 Rule

Research: Contrary to Popular Belief, College Grads Are Just as Religious as Those Without Degrees

Stop Reducing Your Faith to Hashtags

A New Study Breaks Down What Christians Count As Cheating

Pete Holmes on How Writing Can Be a Spiritual Experience

Planned Parenthood Removes Its President Following a ‘Secret Meeting’

An Open Letter to Christian Perfectionists Everywhere

How Hidden Sin Almost Destroyed My Life

Bearded Chris Evans Is Out to Save Jewish Refugees In the Trailer for ‘Red Sea Diving Resort’

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