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Tampering with the Text: Was the New Testament Changed Along the Way? (part 1)
Andreas J. Kostenberger and Michael J. Kruger
Scribal variations-slips of the pen, misspellings, word order changes, etc.-were an inevitable part of literary life in a pre-Gutenberg world. How did these mistakes affect New Testament manuscripts?
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The Sinkhole Syndrome
Donald S. Whitney
To all outward appearances he's a man of Christian faithfulness and integrity. Then, without warning, his life collapses into a sinkhole of sin. Everyone wonders how it could have happened so quickly. In most cases, it soon becomes known that-like most sinkholes-the problem didn't develop overnight.
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Christian Living

"Who, Me?" Overcoming the Fear of Inadequacy
Grace Fox
The fear of inadequacy has the power to paralyze, but we can move beyond it and live a life that glorifies God. By His grace, we can change our thinking patterns, admit our fears, and move forward despite them.
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How Much Do You Have to Hate Someone to Not Proselytize?
James Emery White
Our current climate of spiritual openness coupled with spiritual desire and hunger for spiritual experience should be a perfect setting for evangelism. Yet this is not what is happening.
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This Week in Church History

Dying Wilberforce Learned Slaves Were Freed--July 26, 1833
No man fought harder to abolish slavery than William Wilberforce. A member of Parliament, he introduced antislavery measures year after year for 40 years until he retired in 1825. On July 26, 1833, as he lay dying, word was brought him that the bill to outlaw slavery everywhere in the British empire... (read more)
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Featured Blogs

Evangelicals and Science in Conversation - A One-Way Street?
Albert Mohler
Professor Elaine Ecklund's book "Science vs Religion: What Scientists Really Think" seems to say loud and clear that evangelical Christians who seek a better public conversation with elite science had better know in advance that it is going to be a one-way street.
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Theo-tainment versus Discipleship
S. Michael Craven
The modern idea of church, it seems, is that the church exists as a venue to attract the lost through dynamic programs, performances, and events-the more dynamic the better. A pastor friend of mine referred to this as "theo-tainment." The problem with this approach exclusively is that a disproportionate amount of the church's time and resources go into these programs at the expense of making disciples and training the body.
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