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In 2021, our authors published new research, analysis, and ideas on topics ranging from religious tolerance to taboos, atheistic stereotypes to the lure of religious politics, and more. Read our top 10 blog posts of the year from…

We are on the cusp of a new year, filled with 365 new days.A new start.A new start.New opportunities.Full of promises.New mercies every day.The past two years have been difficult for many. We have…

BY JON PAUSLEY - OKOBOJI BIBLICAL CONFERENCE MINISTRIESYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart Jeremiah 29:13Have you heard that attention span is decreasing? A study suggests that the average human…

When we see footage shot by a GoPro camera, it looks like we are stationery and everything else is moving around us. We experience our position as a fixed and unchanging point of…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died at the age of 90. He is known for his work to break the chains of the apartheid system in South Africa and then for pursuing reconciliation. A word that runs through his life is a peacemaker. From…

The other day we observed the winter solstice. The day with the fewest hours of sunshine in the calendar year, the longest, darkest night. I happen to live 100 feet above the shore of Lake Michigan and I often get!-->…

I am always amused when I hear someone testify that they have “found Jesus”. Jesus was not lost, I remind them. We were. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus has found us. Christianity is not a list of ten easy steps to get to God.…

Today, many of our readers observe special traditions that may have bonded generations of their families around Christmas time, or are simply a new, but much-loved, activity that brings them closer to loved ones during the holiday season.…

As the year draws to a close, I want to thank you for reading and often offering encouraging words about my columns. It was heartwarming to know that my devoted mother, loving wife and caring daughter weren't the only ones reading the…

As the year draws to a close, I want to thank you for reading and often offering encouraging words about my columns. It was heartwarming to know that my devoted mother, loving wife and caring daughter weren't the only ones reading the…