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Breakpoint: Relationships are key to long-term health
Since 1938, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has followed two groups of men.
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Living on Purpose: The church equips Christians for ministry
I've been in church all my life and I know people who believe that attending an assembly fulfills the majority of their Christian obligations.
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Background checks? Training? Southern Baptists surveyed churches about sex abuse prevention efforts — but in Tennessee and other states, the new questions got omitted
Southern Baptist congregations in the U.S. South are far less likely than their counterparts elsewhere to use background checks and training to minimize the risk that youth get sexually abused in a church ministry.
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Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement
In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow Baptists by applauding President Joe Biden's “selfless act” of withdrawing his candidacy for re-election. Then, his agency reported he was fired — and now they have reaffirmed his leadership.
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For Catholic pilgrims, all roads lead to Indy for an old-style devotion in modern stadium setting
Like the star of an arena tour, a spotlight illuminated the glittering, golden vessel carried by a Catholic bishop. Inside, it held a round communion host, which Catholics believe is the full presence of Jesus in the appearance of bread.
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‘A unified message’: Former Church of God top leader Tim Hill on the key to Pentecostal growth
Last week, Bishop Tim Hill stepped down after eight years as worldwide leader of the Church of God and two decades on its top committee. He was immediately reassigned, at his request, he said, to a more local role: Running the denomination's branch in Tennessee, one of the Church of God's most populous regions and the seat of its international headquarters.
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Breakpoint: The Bible was telling the truth
A recent article in Britain's The Daily Mail suggested that the prophets Amos and Zechariah may have had something right.
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Breakpoint: Are human rights a fantasy?
In a TEDx talk years ago, Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari made the startling claim that human rights do not exist.
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Living on Purpose: Be encouraged! God will take care of you
It's reassuring to know that as a child of God, you are not alone in this world.
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Pastor Bo: Aging is inevitable, but what kind of old will you be?
Like 51.3 million other people, I tuned in and watched the 2024 presidential debate.
