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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% […]
On Oct. 7, 2020, a U.S. district court sided with Fuller Theological Seminary in an anti-discrimination case filed by two former students, who were expelled for being married to same-sex partners. This decision dismisses the joined lawsuit of Joanna Maxon and Nathan Brittsan, who were expelled from Fuller for failing […]
On Aug. 14th, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that between June 23-30, “U.S. adults reported considerably elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with COVID-19.” 40.9% of 5,470 participants described “adverse mental or behavioral health condition,” such as anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, trauma-related symptoms, started or increased […]
When Cary Balzer, Ph.D., a professor of biblical studies at John Brown University, was told 30 percent of Evangelicals believe Jesus was a good teacher but he was not God, Balzer said, “It is awfully ironic they would say they are Evangelicals.” He remarked, “If you say this, you are […]
With theaters reopening these past few weeks, movie-goers finally can scratch that itch of eating popcorn, relaxing and enjoying a film in a theater. Audiences were able to experience ‘The New Mutants”, “Bill & Ted Face the Music”, and “The Broken Hearts Gallery” within the few weeks of theaters opening […]
The United States was founded by a collection of immigrants who desired freedom, exploration and salvation in newly discovered lands yet to be explored. From the Native Americans who crossed Beringia–the land bridge between Siberia to present-day Alaska 30,000 years ago–to the millions of immigrants throughout Europe, Asia, Africa or […]