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Practical Theology Spiritual Formation

Liturgy as Gospel: My Journey Toward Christ-Centered Worship

Elyse Fitzpatrick6 days ago

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Culture and Context

7 Prayers of Thanksgiving for Family, Friends & the Gift of Grace

Jennifer Grisham12 months ago

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Culture and Context

Fleming Rutledge on the Promise and Purpose of Advent

Jennifer Grisham1 day ago

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Spiritual Formation

Overwhelmed by Parenting Advice? These 7 Ancient Virtues Can Help

Wyatt Graham1 week ago

Liturgy & Worship

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Ministry Practical Theology

Life Together, Confession Together: Why Churches Need Corporate Confession

Elliot Ritzema10 months ago

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Theology

What’s the Holy Spirit’s Role in Worship? It’s Complicated

Ryan LyttonMay 19, 2023

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Ministry Practical Theology

Is Your Church Liturgy Political? Worship as Politics

Casey Bedell2 weeks ago

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Bible Technology

It’s Not What You Think: Exposing the Limits of Technology

Eli Evans4 weeks ago16 min read

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Bible Technology Higher Ed

Should Christian Higher Ed Be Worried About AI?

David Kotter3 weeks ago12 min read

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Bible Technology

Redeeming Technology: How Technology Fits into God’s Story

Phil Gons4 weeks ago13 min read

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Bible Technology

From Data to Discernment: Why AI Can’t Replace Cultivating of Wisdom

Brett McCracken5 months ago14 min read

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Bible Technology

A Theology of AI by a Bible Software Nerd

Mark Ward7 months ago19 min read

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Bible Technology

Will There Be Roombas in Heaven? Rethinking AI, Work & Time

John Dyer3 months ago14 min read

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Bible Technology Church Technology

How Should We Think About AI & Bible Study?

Mark Barnes6 months ago14 min read

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Ministry Practical Theology

Leading with Repentance: On Pastoring Between Pew and Politics

John Haralson3 weeks ago

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Biblical Languages Preaching

Pastor, Are You Making These Common Lexical Mistakes?

JoAnna Hoyt4 weeks ago

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Ministry

Hospitality in the Bible: Following Jesus’s Hospitality of the Cross

Mark Brians2 months ago

Reading Nook

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Practical Theology

How Should Christians Approach a Fraught Election?

Eugene Cho3 weeks ago

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Featured Resources

What’s on Joel Muddamalle’s Bookshelf? Top 10 Books

Logos Staff2 months ago

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Theology

Can You Value Marriage without Also Valuing Singleness?

JoAnna Hoyt2 months ago

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Church History

The First Best-Selling Bible: A Reformation Story

Jennifer Powell McNutt2 weeks ago

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Church History Theology

Black Political Theology: An Anti-oppression Faith

Malcolm Foley3 weeks ago

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Theology

Two Kingdoms, One King: What Two Kingdoms Theology Really Is

Brad Littlejohn4 weeks ago

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Church History

What Is Lutheranism? Its History, Distinctives & Key Thinkers

Robert Kolb12 months ago

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Church History

What Is Pentecostalism? Its Origin, Groups & 7 Key Elements

Ryan LyttonNovember 1, 2023

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Church History

What Is Orthodoxy? Understanding Orthodox Interpretation of Scripture

Jamey Bennett4 months ago

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A blue background with golden circles on a timeline illustrates the concept of predestination.

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Church History Theology

What Is Predestination? A Biblical, Historical & Theological Overview

Steven Wedgeworth3 months ago

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Church History Ministry

Women in Acts: Women’s Role in the Birth of the Church

Elyse Fitzpatrick3 months ago

Henry Highland Garnet, one of the Black theologians highlighted in the article

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Culture and Context

6 Black Theologians from Church History You Should Know

Jennifer Grisham9 months ago

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Culture and Context

Lost in Translation: How to Speak about Sin in a “Sinless” World

Michael F. Bird5 months ago

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Practical Theology Theology

Bioethics from Embryo to Deathbed: Right, Wrong, and Healthcare

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Theology

The Christological Character of Typological Reading

Alastair Roberts5 months ago

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Theology

Dividing to Multiply: God’s Pattern of Creation across the Canon

Mark Brians5 months ago

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Ministry Theology

What Is Absolution? Is It the Same as Forgiveness?

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Church History Theology

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Christopher Kou7 months ago

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Biblical Languages Higher Ed

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JoAnna Hoyt8 months ago

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Bible Study Culture and Context

Parousia: What the New Testament Says about the Second Coming

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Church History Theology

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