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Formal theological education often receives criticism for being so intellectually minded that it is of...
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I was a relatively young and immature Christian when I attended the university. And, like...
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What Has Pastor to Do with Celebrity?
One of the hot button topics of contemporary evangelical Christianity deals with the nature of...
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Changing the Tracks of History
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