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Colorful vegetation covers the screen as rapper Lil Nas X calmly sits in the Garden of Eden, only to be approached and seduced by a treacherous snake. A quick transition shows Lil Nas X chained and taken to a court in heaven where angels cast stones and condemn him. As […]
Eleven years ago, former Kanakuk director Pete Newman was imprisoned for sexually abusing boys at the popular Christian summer camp, but recent reports and petitions say more child sex abuse is hidden from the public. On March 28, a report published in The Dispatch by David and Nancy French revealed […]
“Created by a Creator to create,” is the motto Erin Shaw, assistant professor of Visual Arts at John Brown University, and Tracy Balzer, author, Interim University Chaplain and Director of Christian Formation at JBU, said when describing the new Creative Culture Care course and the Poiema Project at JBU. Balzer […]
The Snyder Cut is the fifth film released in the DCEU and the original film Snyder intended to create before he left the production after his daughter’s passing. Control was handed over to Josh Whedon, writer-director of Marvel’s “Avengers” (2012) and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” (2015). The synopsis, according to […]
In Luke 10:25-37 (NIV), Jesus is questioned about how to obtain eternal life and what it means to “love your neighbor,” which caused him to tell the Good Samaritan parable. The parable consisted of a man who was robbed and beaten near to death in the desert. He was passed […]
Spiritual gifts are supernatural abilities anointed by God to believers who receive His grace of salvation. Examples include words of wisdom or knowledge, the gifts of healing or miracles, discernment of spirits, speaking or interpretation of tongues and prophecy. Although the theological debate about whether using spiritual gifts continues, these […]
In Genesis 1:27, it is written that “in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them,” to stress the companionship both sexes maintain in their creation. The apostle Paul proclaims, “the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman,” (1 Corinthians 11:11) […]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a total of 619,591 abortions occurred in 2018 from the 49 reporting areas of the United States, with the total number of abortions and abortion rate increasing by 1% and abortion ratio increasing by 2% from 2017 to 2018. Furthermore, the […]
Worship and prayer are essential rituals many Christians among different denominations practice across the world. However, a recent worship protest in the United States has created a split in the Christian community on whether it is theologically right to do this or if it inherently wrong to host in-person worship […]
Where do we go from here as a country? This heavy question sits on the minds of many Americans as they embrace the uncertainty of waiting for election results to be finalized. In Aug. 2020, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported “an all-time high” in U.S. polarization with 90% […]