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Ministry

Why Diversity in Worship Matters (and How to Achieve It)

Jimmy McNeal1 week ago

Have you ever been in a worship service and looked at the faces around you? What about a worship...

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Culture and Context

How Christian Feast Days Help Sync Our Calendars with God’s

Mark Brians3 weeks ago

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Culture and Context

What Is Advent? And Why Is It Important for Believers?

Logos Staff1 month ago

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Culture and Context

50 Christian Christmas Songs (Contemporary, Traditional & Blended)

Kyle Beutler2 days ago

Systematic Theology

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Theology

What Is Systematic Theology and Why Does It Matter?

Karen EngleJune 1, 2022

Learn what systematic theology means, the different areas of systematic theology, why Christians should study systematic theology, and more.

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Bible Technology

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

Eli Evans2 months ago16 min read

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Bible Technology Higher Ed

Should Christian Higher Ed Be Worried About AI?

David Kotter2 months ago12 min read

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Bible Technology

Redeeming Technology: How Technology Fits into God’s Story

Phil Gons2 months ago13 min read

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Bible Technology

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

Brett McCracken6 months ago14 min read

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Bible Technology

A Theology of AI by a Bible Software Nerd

Mark Ward8 months ago19 min read

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Bible Technology

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

John Dyer4 months ago14 min read

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Bible Technology Church Technology

How Should We Think About AI & Bible Study?

Mark Barnes7 months ago14 min read

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Ministry Preaching

10 Unexpected Christmas Sermon Ideas Worth Using—and More

Logos Staff3 weeks ago

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Ministry Practical Theology

Is Your Church Liturgy Political? Worship as Politics

Casey Bedell2 months ago

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Ministry Practical Theology

Leading with Repentance: On Pastoring Between Pew and Politics

John Haralson2 months ago

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Culture and Context

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

Jennifer Grisham3 weeks ago

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min13

Practical Theology Spiritual Formation

Liturgy as Gospel: My Journey Toward Christ-Centered Worship

Elyse Fitzpatrick1 month ago

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Spiritual Formation

Overwhelmed by Parenting Advice? These 7 Ancient Virtues Can Help

Wyatt Graham1 month ago

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Church History

The First Best-Selling Bible: A Reformation Story

Jennifer Powell McNutt2 months ago

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Church History Theology

Black Political Theology: An Anti-oppression Faith

Malcolm Foley2 months ago

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Theology

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

Brad Littlejohn2 months ago

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Theology

Are Anglicans & Episcopalians the Same? Understanding Their Similarities & Differences

Mark Brians4 weeks 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 Lutheranism? Its History, Distinctives & Key Thinkers

Robert KolbNovember 15, 2023

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Church History Theology

What Is Predestination? A Biblical, Historical & Theological Overview

Steven Wedgeworth4 months ago

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min14

Church History Ministry

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

Elyse Fitzpatrick5 months ago

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

min23

Culture and Context

6 Black Theologians from Church History You Should Know

Jennifer Grisham10 months ago

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min14

Culture and Context

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

Michael F. Bird6 months ago

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min11

Practical Theology Theology

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

Sandra GlahnSeptember 12, 2023

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Theology

The Christological Character of Typological Reading

Alastair Roberts6 months ago

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min19

Theology

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

Mark Brians7 months ago

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Ministry Theology

What Is Absolution? Is It the Same as Forgiveness?

Benjamin Fischer11 months ago

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Church History Theology

Ecclesiology: What Do We Believe about the Church?

Christopher Kou8 months ago

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Biblical Languages Higher Ed

Exegetical Crises of Faith: 12 Tips for Struggling Students & Professors

JoAnna Hoyt9 months ago

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min18

Bible Study Culture and Context

Parousia: What the New Testament Says about the Second Coming

James HamiltonNovember 30, 2023

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Church History Theology

Heaven Invades Earth: Understanding the Symbolism & Purpose of the Tabernacle

Wyatt Graham5 months ago

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