"Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love." Read more
"Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love." Read more
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them ... and the angel of the Lord said unto them, 'Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." Read more
I thought about writing a click-bait parody headline for this post, something like “Soul-winning Secrets of a Master Missionary” or “This One Trick Turned a Revival into an Awakening.” You can find headlines like that all over the Web. The following are all real, results of a Google search for this kind of thing: “3 Little Known Secrets to Effective Evangelism” “7 Proven Methods to Be an Effective Soul-Winner” “8 Quick Tips for More Powerful Christian Evangelism” “7 Habits for... Read more
PNC Bank describes its "Christmas Index" as a "whimsical holiday tradition that makes learning about the economy fun." But for a better holiday tradition that can teach you far more about the economy, just watch "It's a Wonderful Life." Read more
The Christmas links we haven't gotten to yet, including: Mark Evanier, a tender Tennessee Christmas, Pete Enns ruining things, and all the verses to O Holy Night. Read more
That's the word Bruce Barnes' uses: "signifies." It took him only four paragraphs to go from talking like a backwoods fundamentalist to talking like an assistant professor of semiotics. Read more
Today is as dark as it gets. Tomorrow will be different. Well done, well done, everyone. We're halfway out of the dark. Read more
As usual, the disagreement wasn't actually about the definition of the term evangelical, or about the boundaries of it. The dispute, rather, was about who gets to set those boundaries and who gets to enforce them. Read more
It gets pretty dark this time of year, but tomorrow it will … Wait, no, bad example. Tomorrow is going to be even darker. But the point is the day after that it will … Wait, sorry. The day after tomorrow will actually be just about exactly as dark as today. But ... Read more
A look at a new book reviewing the long, apocryphal history of Hell. Plus: Why is Religion News interviewing a college president forced to resign over a rape scandal and now serving on Jeffrey Epstein's legal team? Read more
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