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How Do We Welcome the Stranger in our Midst When We’re Afraid?

Janet Meyer February 15, AD2019 6 Comments

Shortly after the shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a friend on Facebook posted a concern. She asked, in light of this kind

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Time’s Up? About Time for the Truth

Cynthia Millen January 22, AD2018 13 Comments

Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed

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The Scandal of Forgiveness in Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

Patrick Malone January 13, AD2018 2 Comments

To be a little simplistic, Martin McDonagh’s films tend to be preoccupied with cycles of violence, in which parties retaliate against each other for the

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What Our TV Shows Say About Us

Julie Machado September 4, AD2017 4 Comments

I live in Portugal and both children and adults watch countless hours of TV a week, I would bet more than in the United States.

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Soften Our Hearts of Stone and Help Us Repent

Paul Oakes March 19, AD2017 2 Comments

Most Christians know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale but I wonder how many recall just how and why it came about.

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Let Me Kill It: The Violence of Being More Ethical Than Your Society

Patrick Malone March 19, AD2017 1 Comment

Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon… So don’t listen to him. Remember that – do not listen. -William Peter Blatty,

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Fifty Shades of Madness: No Gray Area Here

Jennifer Hartline February 16, AD2015 30 Comments

I can’t say it any better than the Dowager Countess of Grantham: Have we all stepped through the looking glass? Yes, I’m afraid that collectively,

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Pro-Life Messages in Ten Popular Movies

Anna Rose Meeds August 24, AD2014 8 Comments

Often Christians lament the darkness in the world around us. War, abortion, euthanasia, and murder are regular occurrences even in our own communities. No wondering

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