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Is America on the Road to Damascus?
In case you didn’t know, the capital of Syria is Damascus—the same place Saul was headed in Acts 9 when he had a life-changing encounter with the risen Jesus. And…
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Keeping It Real?
Why all the fascination with “Duck Dynasty” these days? Is it just another example of mindless cultural fluff, or is a profound spiritual message somehow involved? The…
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The Twinkie Comeback (and why it matters…)
November 16, 2012 seemed to be a day that would forever live in infamy. Hostess Foods—producer of the Twinkie—announced it was liquidating its assets and going out of business. But…
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Mystics in an Age of Metadata
On the surface, it would seem that God’s words in Hosea 4:6 are no longer true. In today's Information Age, can we really say today that people are being “destroyed for…
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The Truth About Radicalization
Within hours of when the Boston bombing suspects were identified, terrorism experts were barraged with an intriguing but misguided question: How did these young men become “radicalized”? After spending several…
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The Troubling Allure of Barabbas
We live in dangerous, deceptive times, when it has never been more important to be like the sons of Issachar, “who understood the times” and knew what God’s people should…