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Smithsonian to Restore Jefferson Bible

A $225,000 restoration project on the Jefferson Bible will take place at the Smithsonian Institute in the coming months.

23-Foot Tsunami Hits Northern Japan

An enormous 8.9 earthquake in Japan has triggered a massive tsunami and huge loss of life.

Not For Sale Intervenes in China-Thailand

Not For Sale reports that its operation in Thailand intervened in the case of three teenage girls trafficked from China earlier this week.

Is Your Preaching Stained with Blood?

American Christianity is far less bloody than it used to be. Why?

Can You Learn from Others?

Pastor Bill Hybels asks whether your "learning bandwidth" is getting wider or narrower?

Free eBook: Martin Luther's 95 Theses

"Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg."

Can We Preach the Tithe?

Dean Shriver suggests a novel approach to the "fuzzy edges" of tithing.

Why People Don't Attend Church

If we understand why people don’t attend church, we can better address the issue.

Live Off Past Performance

"This may sound absolutely crazy to you, but I know this works!" says Casey Graham.

Your 50 Percent

No person has complete control over how other people respond to the gospel.

Is It OK For a Christian to Get a Tattoo?

Craig Groeschel gives his take on this controversial question.

Your Only Gatekeeper Is…

All of us have projects we want to bring to life. But, like glorified beggars, we hold them out, waiting for someone to...

12 Steps To Becoming A Leadership Genius

Genius is making the complicated simple, not the simple complicated.  If you are like me, my default mode is to always have 7 Steps, 21 ...

When We Form Our Lives Around What We Are Against – Announcing “The End of Evangelicalism?”

The Idea of an Empty Politic and Evangelicalism Most of us know the feeling of exhilaration when we are part of a large group...

What Bob Dylan Got Right

In 1979 Bob Dylan recorded the song "Gotta Serve Somebody." For those who listen with biblically informed ears the refrain echoes Paul...

You Can't Love a City if You Don't Know a City, Pt 2, A Case Study: Church Planting in Washington DC / Baltimore Corridor

Last week, I started a new series on city research and analysis. I will be taking several approaches, with examples and case...

When Everyone is a Heretic…

A controversial voice in evangelicalism releases a book which proposes a major rethinking of a traditional doctrine. This proposal leads prominent figures such as John...

Relationship Over Resources

Twenty years ago, I got my first job in a local church.  Six years ago, we moved to the Atlanta area to start...

Some Of The Scariest Verses In The Bible…

In my opinion some of the scariest verses in the Bible are… Hebrews 3:7 Hebrews 3:15 Hebrews 4:7 We are commanded by God in the Scriptures that, when...

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

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