Weblog Weekly

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  If You Hate Jews, You Hate Jesus On the Jewish Sabbath this week, a white nationalist terrorist murdered eleven worshippers within Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, in what is being called the deadliest attack on Jewish people in... Russell Moore Oct 31, 2018
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  Why Halloween Is Much More Dangerous for Adults Than Kids I grew up in a day when Halloween was little more than pumpkins, fall festivals, hayrides and dressing up as a pirate or a farmer to go trick-or-treating. And that’s also what it was like for my (now) very... Dr. James Emery White Oct 31, 2018
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  Free At Last After living in the captivity of an emotionally abusive relationship, God's freedom never tasted so sweet! Oct 31, 2018
• The Holy Work of Motherhood One negative, self-defeating thought after another, I began to lose the very core of who I was, what made me me. Until one afternoon, I said, “No more!” I refused to give strangers and acquaintances, or even... Jennifer Slattery Oct 31, 2018
• What Really Strong People Do in Critical Times Only the truly strong person will ask for help. Most people will suffer in silence and pay the consequences. Joe McKeever Oct 31, 2018
• Just Witnessing School Violence Can Leave Psychic Scars For middle school students, witnessing school violence can be as bad as being bullied, new research suggests. Jim Liebelt Oct 24, 2018
• 4 Shallow Statements Religious People Make “But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine” (Titus 2:1). We hear them all the time. Something about these oft-repeated claims just does not seem right, we think. So let’s look... Joe McKeever Oct 24, 2018
• Irreconcilable Differences How do we reconcile the God who hears and answers prayers with this life that often seems so far from what we expect when we pray? Oct 24, 2018
• The Danger of Pain Avoidance Emotional pain—loss, rejection, betrayal—can leave deep and lasting wounds. Because of this, pain avoidance can become our driving motivation. It can cripple us and hinder our ability to live fully alive, if... Jennifer Slattery Oct 24, 2018
• The Frightening Truth about Wicca in the United States The news story couldn’t have been more direct: “There may now be more Americans who identify as practicing witches… than there are members of mainline Presbyterianism.” Oh my. Dr. James Emery White Oct 24, 2018
• Six Ways to Change the World Sometimes it feels as if darkness has overpowered light, sorrow dominates joy, and confusion and fear infiltrate peace. Watching the news play out before me, or perhaps even sitting with a hurting friend,... Jennifer Slattery Oct 17, 2018
• New Age Christians According to a recent Pew Research poll... most Americans “mix traditional faith with beliefs in psychics, reincarnation and spiritual energy that they say can be found in physical objects such as mountains,... Dr. James Emery White Oct 17, 2018