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Why congress’ attempt to ban TikTok matters
While Congress has been trying to find a way to reign in TikTok for more than three years, the bill passed by the House of Representatives earlier this week seems to have the best chance yet of limiting China’s potential influence through the massively popular social media app. With a vote of 352 to 65, the legislation was sent up to the Senate with overwhelming and bipartisan support.
Nailing theology to a church door: Incarnational missiology and our Acts 8:1 moment
Today is the eve of All Saints Day (thus “Hallows Eve” or “Halloween). On this day in 1517, Martin Luther posted his “95 Theses” on the Wittenberg church door, knowing the church would be packed full of worshipers the next day. Here we find just one example of Christians following the example of Christ by taking God’s word to the world rather than waiting for the world to come to the word.
Hospital blast in Gaza kills hundreds
Palestinians check the place of the explosion at al-Ahli hospital, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. The Hamas-run Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike caused the explosion that killed hundreds at al-Ahli, but the Israeli military says it was a misfired Palestinian rocket. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled) President Joe Biden arrived in Israel this morning to show support for Israel.
Designed for generosity: An excerpt from "Money in the Light of Eternity" by Art Rainer
Money spills out of an open white envelope against an orange background. By Jiri Hera/stock.adobe.com Researchers have completed several studies on the relationship between generosity and happiness. In one study, a group of adults were asked to rate their level of happiness in the morning.1 Afterward, they were given an envelope containing either five dollars or twenty dollars, along with one of two instructions for the day.
Hope Has a Name - The Stream
By Benjamin Windle Published on September 10, 2023 Many years after the life of Job, there was another man in the narrative of Scripture named Jesus, who shared many of the same qualities. Like Job, Jesus was good and blameless before God. Like Job, raiders came and brought pain to His life. But what makes Jesus’ life different from Job’s is how it ended — in total victory, and that victory is significant for us.
Is scripture really beneficial?
Scripture is profitable for six things. 1. Doctrine 2. Reproof (Yes, sometimes the Bible tells us we need to change.) 3. Correction 4. Instruction for righteousness 5. For the people of God to be complete (I love that word.) 6. And for equipping us for good work Related Articles Transforming Art into Fashion: Your F… How to invest in gold and what is red… Cake Or Land?
Better Than a Yellow Submarine: Real Hope for Today's Young People
By Benjamin Windle Published on April 22, 2023 Help Us Get to Know You We want to better serve you. And we need you to tell us how. Please take our specially-crafted survey to help us better understand your concerns, fears, interests and impressions — of The Stream and the world. I grew up listening to the Beatles. Regarded as the most influential band of all time, they and their music were integral to 1960s counterculture and popular music’s recognition as an art form.
Where is God in our pain?
My wife, Cindi, could barely speak as she walked into the front room of our house, clutching our youngest son in her arms. Her face was pale and had a look of complete terror on it. A neighbor’s unrestrained Rottweiler had violently mauled our seven-year-old son. The little guy hadn’t stood a chance against the beast. It had taken him by his neck and face. It had left him like a rag doll on the ground. The damage took my breath away. The large laceration to the neck was clearly life-threatening.
3 Life-Changing Ways to Reframe Your Understanding of Hope Original
If the daily news headlines make you want to pull the covers over your head, admit defeat and quit participating in society, you’re not alone. Every day, we're inundated with stories about political dissent and a deeply divided nation. Our society is facing an epidemic of Fentanyl deaths, mental health issues, division, illness, and the death of our loved ones. Catastrophes are everywhere, and the trajectory doesn’t look good. Is this the new normal?
Three global crises and the relevance of the resurrection
Three crosses on a hillside depicting Easter. © By artpluskr/stock.adobe.com One of the great challenges we face each year at Easter is finding a new way to tell the familiar story. An approach I am taking in my sermon this Sunday is to highlight all the ways that, because of Easter, the risen Christ is doing today all that he has ever done.
3 counter-cultural approaches to pastoring Gen Z
By Benjamin Windle, Op-ed contributor | Saturday, March 18, 2023 Our hope narratives were written in the ’90s. They need to be re-crafted. For those of us in pastoral ministry, I think we share a collective sense of responsibility to prepare Generation Z for a new world. We don’t know everything about how this new world will operate. We just know it will be different and complex. This moment in history is marked by a mixture of cross-current, wild and unpredictable cultural events converging.
The Simple Antidote to the Loneliness Epidemic
We are getting lonelier. We want friends. We want church to be more than an event. We truly desire to belong. But are we aware of what we need to do in order to really build community? I get it. Calling people to embrace inconvenience probably isn’t the most appealing idea. It’s human nature to seek the easy way. You’re lonely? The church has a program for that: go and join a small group, as ninety minutes every two weeks will solve that need.
Leadership advice for Advent and all the days that follow
When I was pastoring in Atlanta, the Holy Spirit moved in an especially powerful way one Sunday morning. The next day, our worship planning team was meeting. I commented on the anointing on the service the previous day and asked what we needed to do to experience God’s power in such a remarkable way again. A dear friend on our team smiled and said to me, “Jim, it’s not about us.” He could not have been more right.
An excerpt from "Digital Church in a Lonely World" by Benjamin Windle
A man stretches his hand out toward the camera, waiting for a handshake. © Prostock-studio/stock.adobe.com The following is an excerpt from Digital Church in a Lonely World by Benjamin Windle, published by Barna. Do you remember the first time you shook someone’s hand after covid restrictions were lifted? The moment for me was when I had someone visit my house, and even though restrictions had eased, we had this awkward social moment of not knowing if we should shake hands, or just say hello.
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