21 Jul

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Known as the “Father of the Nation” in post-colonial India, Mahatma Ghandi preached change through non-violent protest. Ultimately, he was assassinated. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. studied Ghandi’s non-violent philosophy and applied it to the U.S. Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and ‘60s (There...

09 Jul

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This question may sound like the setup to a joke, but it isn’t: Who was the first Jewish lawyer? Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz answers the question in the title of one of his books: Abraham: The World’s First (But Certainly Not Last) Jewish Lawyer. Dennis...

23 Jun

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It is quite possibly the most reassuring moment in the entire Bible. Jesus hangs on the cross, about to die for your sins and mine. To either side of Him hang two criminals. Mark and Matthew report that the thieves mock, insult, and ridicule Him...

16 Jun

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It’s one of the verses unbelievers use as a “gotcha” verse to challenge believers. It comes very early in the Bible: Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done....

09 Jun

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This past week saw the 80th anniversary of “D-Day.” On June 6, 1944, Allied troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia and Canada landed on five stretches of the German-occupied French coastline. CNN noted that this may be the last milestone anniversary...