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  Editorial: Funerals can wear a pastor out, but don’t have to

  Pastors are doing more funerals these days. Churches need to give attention to what this means for their pastors.

  01/10/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: What ‘Jesus is Lord’ means in 2024

  The start of a new year is a good time for Christians to remember their core proclamation, that Jesus is Lord and no one else is.

  01/04/2024 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As perfect as love

  Whether we use one or more words, we’re pretty sure we know what “love” means. Then, John comes along and qualifies the idea with “perfect.”

  12/20/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As powerful as joy

  The joy we are looking for has seen some things, endured some things, and knows how the story ends. We’re looking for a powerful joy.

  12/14/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As profound as peace

  The peace we long for seems elusive, papered over by this world’s promises of peace. We need and seek something deeper.

  12/06/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: As purple as hope

  Hope is a recurring theme in our news this week. Christian hope is not merely sentiment or desire. It’s as rich as purple.

  11/29/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: The most important thanksgiving meal

  Editor Eric Black describes one of the most meaningful Lord’s Suppers he’s ever taken and challenges readers to consider how they take it.

  11/21/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Is thanksgiving a distraction?

  Are you already feeling the stress of the holidays? Or just the stress of living in a world on fire? Or both? Could you use a distraction?

  11/15/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: Jesus and Rashida Tlaib have a conversation

  What would happen if Jesus sat down and talked with Rep. Rashida Tlaib? How would we see that? How would we respond?

  11/09/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: The power of breathing room amid stress

  “I wonder if what we need most now are not experts—forecasters and forecast models—but are those who can weather the storms.”

  11/02/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: God’s redemptive story is still advancing

  The pervasive bad news threatens to but can’t overshadow many bright spots Christians need to see, celebrate and take courage from.

  10/26/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: What a lawsuit reveals about American Christianity

  The juxtaposition of a few headlines this week provides a jarring picture of the drastic difference between how some American Christians are making news and the situation among our brothers and sisters elsewhere in the world.

  10/19/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor