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How might Christians seek authentic influence in our culture?

Huge shifts are occurring in our culture. Godly influence is declining across the board. We see it slipping away before us in many key spheres of life: government, business, media, education, sports, the home! The erosion was subtle for decades,…

An Amazon Go store in Seattle features a sign stating: "Enter and pay with your palm." Panera Bread is testing similar palm-scanning technology. © By Rocky Grimes/stock.adobe.com

Current events

A palm scan to buy food and the “Promethean moment” now upon us

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

ChatGPT and artificial intelligence: What you need to know

Jim Denison, PhD

Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Imperial College University, in central London, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2023. (Justin Tallis/Pool via AP)

Current events

Bill Gates warns AI could “decide that humans are a threat”

Jim Denison, PhD

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Church leadership

“The ants in the pants of faith”: How doubts can empower our ministry

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

How might Christians seek authentic influence in our culture?

Jonathan Murphy

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023. On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Newsom announced he would not renew a state contract with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills in some conservative-led states. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File). Actions like this are leading some cities and communities in the United States to consider secession.

Current events

Cities and communities are withdrawing from the US

Jim Denison, PhD

Tara-Leigh Cobble is the creator of The Bible Recap podcast and book.

Biblical living

Reading the Bible in community: A conversation with The Bible Recap’s Tara-Leigh Cobble

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Images created by Eliot Higgins with the use of artificial intelligence show a fictitious skirmish with Donald Trump and New York City police officers posted on Higgins' Twitter account, as photographed on an iPhone in Arlington, Va., Thursday, March 23, 2023. The highly detailed, sensational images, which are not real, were produced using a sophisticated and widely accessible image generator. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Current events

Trump deepfakes and TikTok’s troubling algorithm reveal our deepest need

Ryan Denison, PhD

Gwyneth Paltrow sits in court, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is on trial, accused of injuring another skier, leaving him with a concussion and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Current events

Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial and “Celebrity Worship Syndrome”

Jim Denison, PhD

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FILE - San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer (47) reacts after giving up a goal against the New York Islanders in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Elmont, N.Y. Reimer won't take part in pregame warmups, saying the team's decision to wear Pride-themed jerseys in support of the LGBTQIA+ community runs counter to his religious beliefs. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Popular culture

Hockey goalie James Reimer faces backlash for not wearing a Pride Night jersey: A lesson in sharing the truth in love

Ryan Denison, PhD

Arizona State's Desmond Cambridge Jr. (4) goes to the basket against Nevada's Darrion Williams (5) during the second half of a First Four college basketball game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, aka March Madness, on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Popular culture

March Madness tips off today: How the NCAA tournament became a cultural phenomenon

Ryan Denison, PhD

Actor Rainn Wilson calls out anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. In the photo, he attends the premiere for "Blackbird" on day two of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2019, in Toronto.

Popular culture

Rainn Wilson calls out “anti-Christian bias in Hollywood” following “The Last of Us”

Mark Legg

Harry Shum Jr., from back left, Jenny Slate, Tallie Medel, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Le, Andy Le, from front left, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis pose with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion pictures for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP). The film is a 2023 Oscar Best Picture nominee.

Popular culture

And the Oscar goes to . . . A guide to the 2023 Best Picture nominees (Part 2)

Conner Jones

FILE - Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on Thursday, May 19, 2022.. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali). Maverick is a 2023 Oscar Best Picture nominee.

Popular culture

And the Oscar goes to . . . A guide to the 2023 Best Picture nominees (Part 1)

Conner Jones

Popular culture

In “Beyond Racial Division,” Dr. George Yancey argues that colorblindness and antiracism aren’t helpful: How do we heal racial division?

Mark Legg

Book Reviews

Book reviews and excerpts

In “Beyond Racial Division,” Dr. George Yancey argues that colorblindness and antiracism aren’t helpful: How do we heal racial division?

Mark Legg

Book reviews and excerpts

How to parent with grace-filled habits: “Habits of the Household” calls parents to everyday spiritual modeling

Mark Legg

Book reviews and excerpts

Jon Meacham illuminates Abraham Lincoln’s faith in “And There Was Light”

Steve Yount

Book reviews and excerpts

Deconstructing your faith? Feeling deeply hurt by the church? Read “Death to Deconstruction” by Joshua S. Porter

Mark Legg

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Biblical living

How might Christians seek authentic influence in our culture?

Jonathan Murphy

Biblical living

Reading the Bible in community: A conversation with The Bible Recap’s Tara-Leigh Cobble

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Biblical living

Hockey goalie James Reimer faces backlash for not wearing a Pride Night jersey: A lesson in sharing the truth in love

Ryan Denison, PhD

Biblical living

Apologetics for Gen Z: A conversation with Dark Room’s Mary Jo Sharp

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FILE - Stacie Wood and her husband, Andy Wood, stand for a portrait on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Stacie Wood, the woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church, has said in February 2023, she will continue to serve as a ministry leader despite her longstanding ties to the nation's largest Protestant denomination. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)

Biblical living

Should women hold ministry leadership positions?

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Biblical living

Women in ministry and leadership: A conversation with Alex Kondratev and Steph Thurling

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Pastor taking rest spending time with his wife. The middle-aged pastor sits next to his wife on their back porch, overlooking a yard.

Biblical living

How does a healthy shepherd model rest?

Erin Kerry

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Biblical living

Should Christians use birth control? How to think ethically and biblically about contraception

Jackson McNeece

“Should you attend a same-sex wedding?”

This and nine more challenging questions are given biblical answers in our latest volume of Biblical Insight to Tough Questions.

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Podcast

Reading the Bible in community: A conversation with The Bible Recap’s Tara-Leigh Cobble

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Podcast

Apologetics for Gen Z: A conversation with Dark Room’s Mary Jo Sharp

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Podcast

Women in ministry and leadership: A conversation with Alex Kondratev and Steph Thurling

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Erin Kerry joins Dr. Mark Turman to discuss how functional and traditional medicine can complement each other, why Christian self-care can be biblical, the importance of seeing ourselves as body, mind, and soul, and why nutrition is important to mental health.

Podcast

What is Christian self-care? A conversation with Erin Kerry

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Podcast

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Jon Erwin, director of Jesus Revolution, joins Dr. Mark Turman and Mark Legg to talk about the inspiration for Jesus Revolution, the true story behind the movie, how the Holy Spirit moved on set, and his hope for a new Jesus movement among Gen Z.

Podcast

The true story behind “Jesus Revolution”: Director Jon Erwin shares how the Holy Spirit moved on set

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Podcast

The social media problem: A conversation with Dr. Katie Frugé

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Podcast

Authority in modern America: How do Christians know truth?

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Current events

A palm scan to buy food and the “Promethean moment” now upon us

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

ChatGPT and artificial intelligence: What you need to know

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

Bill Gates warns AI could “decide that humans are a threat”

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

Cities and communities are withdrawing from the US

Jim Denison, PhD

Current events

Trump deepfakes and TikTok’s troubling algorithm reveal our deepest need

Ryan Denison, PhD

Current events

Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial and “Celebrity Worship Syndrome”

Jim Denison, PhD

A still photo from the film Jesus Revolution with Jonathan Roumie playing Lonnie Frisbee. Photo credit: Dan Anderson.

Current events

Why is the Greg Laurie movie “Jesus Revolution” so popular?

Jim Denison, PhD

FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2023, March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Trump said in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president. Trump provided no evidence that suggested he was directly informed of a pending arrest and did not say how he knew of such plans. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Current events

Will Donald Trump be indicted today? A week “unlike any other in American politics”

Jim Denison, PhD

What does the Bible say about Critical Race Theory?

Most people, until recently, did not know about CRT because it began as a niche academic and legal study. Now, many tenets of Critical Race Theory are widely held (though they are not always known by the name of CRT).

This will become clear as we unpack CRT further…