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What Your Body Knows About God
What Your Body Knows About God

Author Rob Moll says, "What we know from reading our Bibles, we see at work in our bodies."

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CultureJonathanOctober 31, 2014biology, body, brain, children, drugs, health, Jonathan Merritt, Love, parenting, porn, Rob Moll, Science, worship
3 Christian Conferences, 3 Approaches to LGBT Issues
3 Christian Conferences, 3 Approaches to LGBT Issues

The debate heats up as the first conference commences.

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CultureJonathanOctober 27, 2014bisexual, ERLC, Gay, Gay Christian Network, Homosexuality, lesbian, LGBT, Matthew Vines, Reformation Project, Russell Moore, SBC, Sexuality, Southern Baptist, transgender
Leading Evangelical Ethicist Is Now Pro-LGBT
Leading Evangelical Ethicist Is Now Pro-LGBT

Co-author of one of the most popular Christian ethics books of the last 25 years is now LGBT ally.

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CultureJonathanOctober 24, 2014Albert Mohler, Bible, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, David Gushee, ethics, Homosexuality, Jonathan Merritt, Justin Lee, Matthew Vines, Mercer University, Reformation Project, Southern Baptist, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, theology
Anne Lamott Offers Sneak Peek into Forthcoming Book
Anne Lamott Offers Sneak Peek into Forthcoming Book

Half of it is about forgiveness and some of it may make "fundamentalists apoplectic."

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CultureJonathanOctober 22, 2014Anne Lamott, books, Forgiveness, freedom, grace, Jonathan Merritt, politics, prayer, Small Victories
Quiet Time: Not Just for Conservative Christians Anymore
Quiet Time: Not Just for Conservative Christians Anymore

A new anti-devotional devotional hopes to challenge, encourage, and provoke.

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CultureJonathanOctober 22, 2014Bible, Bible study, books, Brian McLaren, devotionals, Disquiet Time, Hachette Book Group, Jennifer Grant, Jericho Books, Jonathan Merritt, Karen Swallow Prior, Quiet time, reformed theology, Steve Brown, Susan Isaacs, theology
Let’s talk about sex, baby (er, millennial Christians)
Let’s talk about sex, baby (er, millennial Christians)

John Mark Comer says sex isn't just "play for grown-ups," but "joining of body and soul."

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CultureJonathanOctober 21, 2014abstinence, debate, divorce, family, Homosexuality, John Mark Comer, Jonathan Merritt, LGBT, Love, Loveology, Marriage, Michael Wear, Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Sex, Sexuality, The Atlantic, trends
Hillsong's Houston on sex abuse scandal, homosexuality
Hillsong's Houston on sex abuse scandal, homosexuality

“I would’ve gone to the police,” Houston said, if he had known about abuse reporting laws.

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CultureJonathanOctober 20, 2014Al Mohler, Brian Houston, Carl Lentz, church, family, gay marriage, Hillsong, Hillsong United, Homosexuality, Joel Houston, Jonathan Merritt, Marriage, politics, same sex marriage, Sexuality, theology
Why Hillsong won’t take public position on LGBT issues
Why Hillsong won’t take public position on LGBT issues

Brian Houston says his church will not offer a "yes" or "no" on LGBT issues.

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CultureJonathanOctober 20, 2014Al Mohler, Brian Houston, Carl Lentz, church, family, gay marriage, Hillsong, Hillsong United, Homosexuality, Joel Houston, Jonathan Merritt, Marriage, politics, same sex marriage, Sexuality, theology
The Bible Term Most Misused by Christians Today
The Bible Term Most Misused by Christians Today

This scholar is out to set the record straight on a critical term in the Christian vernacular.

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CultureJonathanOctober 15, 2014Baker Books, Calvinism, church, gospel, Jonathan Merritt, Kingdom, Scot McKnight, theology
Can you really be Christian without going to church?
Can you really be Christian without going to church?

Congregants flee traditional churches, but this former pastor rejoices.

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CultureJonathanOctober 14, 2014Bible, church, Ecclesia, institution, Jonathan Merritt, Kelly Bean, Ministry, theology, worship
Can Christians Still Go to Harvard?
Can Christians Still Go to Harvard?

Colleges are increasingly hostile to religion, but this Christian organization is thriving.

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CultureJonathanOctober 13, 2014Columbia University, education, Harvard University, Jonathan Merritt, Kirsten Powers, religious liberty, Veritas Forum
Jennifer Knapp on sexuality and which lyric she would change
Jennifer Knapp on sexuality and which lyric she would change

The Grammy-nominated lesbian Christian creates controversy with a new album and tell-all memoir.

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CultureJonathanOctober 9, 2014Art, Christian music, church, evangelicalism, Homosexuality, Howard Books, Jonathan Merritt, Love, Music, Scandal, Sexuality, theology
3 ways Texas’ religion affects us all
3 ways Texas’ religion affects us all

For one thing, Texas has influenced every presidential election for 50 years.

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CultureJonathanOctober 7, 2014Baptists, immigration, Jerry Falwell, Jonathan Merritt, Pat Robertson, politics, Religious Right, Rick Perry, Robert Wuthnow, Southern Baptist Convention, Ted Cruz, Texas
Tony Campolo’s surprise reaction when his son became a humanist
Tony Campolo’s surprise reaction when his son became a humanist

“I passed just about every stage of heresy on my way to apostasy,” Bart says.

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CultureJonathanOctober 7, 2014agnosticism, Atheism, atheist, Bart Campolo, Bill Clinton, chaplaincy, Christianity, colleges, conversion, evangelicalism, humanist, Ministry, parenting, Tony Campolo, USC
5 myths of ‘Biblical spanking'
5 myths of ‘Biblical spanking'

Taking the text literally on corporal punishment would land you in jail.

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CultureJonathanOctober 2, 2014Bible, corporal punishment, evangelicalism, hermeneutics, Jonathan Merritt, Old Testament, Scripture, spanking, William Webb
Should Christians stop defending the Bible?
Should Christians stop defending the Bible?

One scholar has a new message: stop trying to defend the Bible!

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CultureJonathanSeptember 29, 2014Bible, Culture, evangelicalism, HarperOne, Jonathan Merritt, Kevin DeYoung, Peter Enns, Scripture, theology
Are Anti-Spanking Christians Feckless or Faithful?
Are Anti-Spanking Christians Feckless or Faithful?

One critic argues that anti-spanking Christians are sacrificing the Bible on the altar of culture.

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CultureJonathanSeptember 25, 2014Bible, Christianity Today, corporal punishment, ERLC, ethics, Jonathan Merritt, spanking, theology
Why my Dad regrets spanking his children
Why my Dad regrets spanking his children

At more than 60 years , he regrets spanking even though he won't say the Bible condemns it.

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CultureJonathanSeptember 23, 2014apology, Bible, children, discipline, ethics, fathering, James Merritt, Jonathan Merritt, parenting, peace, Science, sorry, spanking, theology, violence
Christians have no moral rationale for spanking
Christians have no moral rationale for spanking

80% of born-again believers support spanking, but science and the Scriptures don't.

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CultureJonathanSeptember 23, 2014abuse, Bible, children, Controversy, family, Jonathan Merritt, Marriage, NFL, parenting, peace, punishment, Science, spanking, sports, violence
Is U2 secretly Christian? Here’s what The New Yorker missed
Is U2 secretly Christian? Here’s what The New Yorker missed

If U2’s faith is a secret, it is one of the worst kept in the global music industry today.

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CultureJonathanSeptember 22, 2014AIDS, Art, atonement, Billy Graham, Bono, church, Jesus, Jonathan Merritt, Music, The New Yorker, theology, U2
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