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Back of a man looking at renaissance style paintings in an old museum art gallery. By Keitma/stock.adobe.com

In With All its Teeth, Josh Porter explores how legalism kills art

Do women have equal power in the workplace? In “Take Back Your Power,” Deborah Liu offers “10 New Rules for Women at Work”

Young woman in wheelchair outdoors

What if wheelchairs became like glasses? An excerpt from “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request” by Amy Kenny

Silhouette of businessman with raised hands, praying to God. By Leo Lintang/stock.adobe.com

In “The Reluctant Disciple,” Robin Pou tells a parable about reconciling faith and business

Hands in the air of people who praise God at church service. By tutye/stock.adobe.com

In “Generation Awakened,” Sarah Thomas Baldwin gives an eyewitness account of the powerful outpouring of God at Asbury

Person holding smartphone with logo of US company Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. on screen in front of website. By Timon/stock.adobe.com

The DOJ launches monopoly lawsuit against Ticketmaster

Person holding cellphone with logo of online dating company The Ashley Madison Agency on screen in front of webpage. By Timon/stock.adobe.com

The gospel in Netflix’s “Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal”

Married couple reading bible together at home. By tutye/stock.adobe.com

In “Sex and Marriage,” Chris Legg and Mark Legg combine Scripture and psychology in order to transform marital intimacy

Lone soldier walking in destroyed city. By neirfy/stock.adobe.com

Alex Garland’s “Civil War” documents a war-torn, disunited states

Boy climbing tree By soupstock/stock.adobe.com

How to Speak Up: Start Short and Go Slow: An excerpt by Ashlee Eiland

A still photo from the film "Unsung Hero" showing the Smallbone family carrying suitcases in an airport. Photo provided by Troops & Allies.

“Unsung Hero” presents a hopeful story of reliance on faith and family

NFL flag waving in the wind. Photo by rarrarorro/stock.adobe.com

Looking for hope in the 2024 NFL Draft

MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) accepts the award for favorite male creator during the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

MrBeast signs Amazon deal for biggest competition series in TV history

Timothee Chalamet attends the premiere of "Dune: Part Two" at Lincoln Center Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP). Dune 2

In Dune 2, a messiah battles himself

Barbed wire above a fence, reminiscent of Aushwitz, on a dark, cloudy day. By Buyan/stock.adobe.com

“The Zone of Interest” will make you ask: “Could I have been a Nazi?”

Jesus washes a person's foot. The Super Bowl "He Gets Us" commercial message showed Christians washing the feet of others. By Laci Gibbs/stock.adobe.com

Throwing hands over washing feet: Considering the message of the “He Gets Us” foot-washing Super Bowl commercial

Hands folded in prayer in front of the US Capitol building. By lazyllama/stock.adobe.com

In “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory,” Tim Alberta recounts the infiltration of political extremism into American Christianity

FILE - A modern juror's box in black and white featuring 12 empty chairs, representing the setting of the 1957 film "12 Angry Men." By ehrlif/stock.adobe.com

“12 Angry Men” is almost seventy—and still relevant for Christians

A small brown cross sits atop a closed black Bible, which sits atop an American flag. By Pixel-Shot/stock.adobe.com. The documentary "God & Country" looks at the rise of Christian nationalism.

What the controversial “God & Country” documentary gets right and wrong: Should you watch?

A woman bows her head and clasps her hands in prayer over an open Bible on a table with a cup of coffee nearby. By ptnphotof/stock.adobe.com

In “Nobody’s Mother,” Sandra L. Glahn seeks God’s truth on women’s giftings

Taylor Swift embraces Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22 against the 49ers. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Millions watch Taylor Swift watch the Chiefs win the Super Bowl

In this composited image, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) kneels in prayer with teammates and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks (3) after an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez). And Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker celebrates a field goal against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann). Both men are Christians in Super Bowl LVIII.

Christians in Super Bowl LVIII: What Brock Purdy and Harrison Butker have in common

Three excited football fans sit on a couch while three more cheer behind them, a picture of a typical Super Bowl Sunday viewing party. By Rawpixel.com/stock.adobe.com

How you can win Super Bowl Sunday long after Sunday

New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle completes his swing as he hits his 49th home run of the season in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, September 3, 1961. The home run came with Mickey's teammate and home run rival Roger Maris, on base. ( AP Photo )

Wisdom in handling the unpredictable: An excerpt from “God Is For You” by Mac Brunson

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