Religion
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Pastor Bo: Mary’s words to live by – ‘whatever, wherever, whenever’
Far from the beatific view that people often have of Mary, the mother of Jesus, she was, in reality, a normal young lady in a very rough set of circumstances.
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BreakPoint: Talk therapy and a Christian worldview
Recently, The Economist reported that "In any given year, one person in six is afflicted by a mental illness ... [yet] two-thirds of people with a mental health problem do not receive any treatment for it. In poor countries, hardly any do."
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Living on Purpose: The earthly parents of the Son of God
In the Christmas cards we send this time of year, it's common to see depictions of the Nativity: Mary and Joseph in a stable with the baby Jesus lying in a feeding trough, commonly referred to as a manger.
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What’s your religion? In US, a common reply now is ‘none.’
Nathalie Charles, even in her mid-teens, felt unwelcome in her Baptist congregation, with its conservative views on immigration, gender and sexuality. So she left.
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Living on Purpose: Christ’s message – ‘Nevertheless, not my will but thine be done’
God's general will is his Word, and knowing the divine wisdom of his knowledge reveals who he is and what he demands from us.
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BreakPoint: A revival of Christian imagination is desperately needed
William Blake once said, "A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees."
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Pastor Bo: The short, rocky road from the cradle to the cross
A reading from Luke 2:10-14: "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
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Barred from priesthood, some Catholic women find other roles
Women aspiring to leadership in the Catholic church have long come to terms with the glass ceiling that exists in the male-dominated institution, but Pope Francis' spate of female appointments in the Vatican hierarchy suggests that change, however modest, is underway.
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BreakPoint: Examining the evangelical fracture
Recently in The Atlantic, Peter Wehner argued that the evangelical church is breaking apart.
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Pastor Bo: Angels we have heard in the least likely places
Since 1862, Christians all across the world this time of year have been singing some version of the song "Angels We Have Heard on High."
