. . . And Then the Holy Spirit

. . . And Then the Holy Spirit by Fred Sanders for The Gospel Coalition There are three persons in the Trinity, all coequal, coeternal, and coessential. There can hardly be a deeper Christian instinct than the one that prompts us to do equal justice to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But alongside this instinct, there is also a deep wisdom to recognizing a certain order in the way we deploy Christian teaching on the Trinity—and especially on the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity. In fact, there…

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6 Ways You Can Leave a Godly Legacy

6 Ways You Can Leave a Godly Legacy by LUKE GIBBONS for Charisma News Father’s Day is the time to honor the men who gave us life. But if you struggle with pornography, perhaps the last thing you want to do is reflect on your early years with your father. The roots of porn bondage can often be traced back to a dad’s esteem-crushing put-downs, physical or emotional abuse or other hurtful acts towards you. Using porn has been your way of self-medicating the pain from your past. This is…

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THE KIND OF FAITH THAT WILL SURVIVE A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE

THE KIND OF FAITH THAT WILL SURVIVE A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE by Nicholas Davis for Core Christianity Christianity is true, and it may even be good, but rarely is it known as beautiful. In the classical philosophical and theological tradition, Christianity was to express and reflect “the good, the true, and the beautiful.” Goodness, truth, and beauty all held a place in the vision of the Christian life. In our day, Christians are mostly known for what we’re against. Rarely (if ever) are we a people known for what we are for.…

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AS AMAZON’S ALEXA PASSES 100 MILLION UNITS SOLD, IT WILL NOW BE ALWAYS-ON AND ALWAYS RECORDING AND STORING ALL CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR HOME

AS AMAZON’S ALEXA PASSES 100 MILLION UNITS SOLD, IT WILL NOW BE ALWAYS-ON AND ALWAYS RECORDING AND STORING ALL CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR HOME by Geoffrey Grider for Now The End Begins We accept that our laptops and smart televisions are recording the choices we make and sending them we know not where. If you’re already freaked out by the privacy implications of smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo,” says Gizmodo, “we have some bad news.” A headline in ScienceAlert is even more direct: “Newly Released Amazon Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier…

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How To Start Restoring Dignity To ‘Back Row America’

How To Start Restoring Dignity To ‘Back Row America’ By Nathanael Blake for The Federalist After years of working on Wall Street, Chris Arnade’s remarkable new book caused him to venture beyond his affluent circumstances and reassess everything he thought about poverty and religion. Chris Arnade has written a good book. And like the Good Book, Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America was sometimes a tough read. This was not only because of the hard-luck stories he reports, or the humanizing pictures he took of those telling them. It is also because…

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National Spelling Bee Champ: When Nervous, ‘I Said a Prayer to God,’ Held ‘The Cross in My Hand’

National Spelling Bee Champ: When Nervous, ‘I Said a Prayer to God,’ Held ‘The Cross in My Hand’ By Liam Sigler for CNS News Thirteen-year-old Christopher Serrao, who shared a trophy and a $50,000 award with seven other contestants in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, credited his victory to his faith and the “power of prayers.” He added that when the contest got tough and he was nervous, he prayed, held a cross in his hand, and even wore a rosary around his neck. “When I was nervous, I said a…

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Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values?

Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values? by Pat Buchanan via The Burning Platform What are these “values” of which politicians incessantly talk? Are they immutable? Or do they change with the changing times? “My religion defines who I am. And I’ve been a practicing Catholic my whole life,” said Vice President Joe Biden in 2012. “I accept my church’s position on abortion as … doctrine. Life begins at conception. … I just refuse to impose that on others.” For four decades, Biden backed the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use…

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7 Ways to Shepherd the Terminally Ill

7 Ways to Shepherd the Terminally Ill by Phil A. Newton  for The Gospel Coalition I’m writing about caring for terminally ill church members while going through treatment for an incurable non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I’ve been coming to terms with the reality that, apart from divine intervention, my life expectancy is much shorter than I had anticipated for decades. No doubt, I see terminal illness from a new angle. That, as a gift from the Lord, has helped shape my thoughts on serving the terminally ill. Honestly, visiting a home or…

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