Country Life

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THIS week, we have a tale of two Magdalenes, the first penitent, the second, one would like to think, quietly triumphant. The first is the sainted Mary of Magdala, the disciple of Jesus who witnessed the Crucifixion and was the first to see him after

Mornings with Jesus

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WHEN I FIRST BECAME A Christian, I could barely contain my excitement about my newfound faith. I read my Bible every day without fail, prayed fervently, and was in church almost every time the doors were open. I was on fire for the Lord. I loved Him

The Christian Science Monitor

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With Easter come new faith-based movie offerings – and an opportunity to evaluate religion on the big screen. What can filmmakers improve?

Mornings with Jesus

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I’VE BEEN MARRIED TO MY husband, John, for twenty-six years, but for many years I didn’t think that would be the case. My doubt was due to the fears and mistrust I carried into my marriage. I didn’t know my biological dad, and my stepfather was uninv

JOY Magazine

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Mary Magdalene is an intriguing biblical character. In fact, she is named more times in the Gospels than most of Jesus’ disciples. This prominence has created a fascination with Mary through the centuries. As we consider Mary’s encounters with Jesus,

The Atlantic

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The rapper’s Christian album is not a departure from his values but an intensification of them: boldness over coherence.

Mornings with Jesus

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THIS VERSE FROM MATTHEW TELLS us all we know about Holy Saturday. Pilate posted a guard at the tomb at the request of the Pharisees. The Bible doesn’t tell us anything else. As a writer, Saturday is like a great pause for me. It’s a line break on a p

Los Angeles Times

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Just in time for Easter, Universal Pictures' Focus Films released "Mary Magdalene," starring Rooney Mara as Jesus of Nazareth's most famous female follower, and Joaquin Phoenix (Mara's current love interest) as Jesus himself. The United States was su

The Christian Science Monitor

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Journalist Ariel Sabar explores the story of a respected Bible scholar who believed she had proof that Christ Jesus and Mary Magdalen were married.

Los Angeles Times

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The most emotionally violent scene in "Mary Magdalene," an imperfect but affecting vision of New Testament times, depicts not a crucifixion but an exorcism - or rather, a failed attempt at one. Mary (Rooney Mara), a young woman from the Galilean fish

Mornings with Jesus

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IT’S SOMETHING A PARENT PRAYS for. My husband, John, and I dropped off our daughter, Leslie, at camp when she was fourteen years old, and when we picked her up she was different. The messages and worship times at camp truly made a difference deep ins

JOY Magazine

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An animated video outreach called The Bible Project has been successfully reaching millions of people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ on YouTube. “We want people to experience the Bible as the unified story that leads to Jesus, a big meta-narrative t

Mornings with Jesus

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SOME SONGS TOUCH US SO deeply that no matter how many years pass, we still “feel all the feels” the next time we hear them. When a tune from our youth airs on the radio or Scripture reminds us of an old worship song, we can’t help immersing ourselves

Mornings with Jesus

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SHE ENTERED THE ROOM, WAVING. Her personality grated on my nerves. I didn’t like her and had no plans to love her. Sitting down beside me, she smiled. “Can we talk? I trust you.” She wanted to talk to me? Jesus’s words slammed into my thoughts, hitti

Little White Lies

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Released 16 MARCH Unless explicitly targeted at the religious audiences who have turned the faith-driven God’s Not Dead series into a profitable franchise, films about biblical figures typically have to rely on more than just their storyline to seduc

JOY Magazine

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“Thank you all for sending the light – the Word of God – to our people. God knows the greatest need of  our people and He touched and used you all to provide Bibles with hymns for us.” These were the words of 70-year-old Pastor ‘John’ who, for almost

Mornings with Jesus

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ONE OF THE NEW PROJECTS I took on this past year at my church was coleading a social justice study. We named the course “How Are We Called?” What I didn’t realize during the planning was that this seven-week class would work its way into my soul on a

Mornings with Jesus

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“MAKE A U-TURN AND CONTINUE to the route,” my husband’s smartphone insisted. The GPS was angry with us because we’d pulled off the freeway to get gas. We appreciate the electronic map, but often our GPS misses the point. To reach our destination, we

Mornings with Jesus

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AT AN AUTHOR FRIEND’S BOOK signing in a library, I sat in one of the side chairs and observed her interactions with the crowd. In deference to the public library setting, my friend didn’t try to turn the event into a preaching opportunity. She talked

Mornings with Jesus

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Isaiah 12:2 (NLT) I HADN’T RECOGNIZED MY LOVE for and dependence upon a predictable, daily routine until I lost it. For two years prior, I’d habitually risen at 5:00 a.m., spent an hour at the gym, returned home to enjoy my quiet time with Jesus, a

Mornings with Jesus

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I STARED OUT THE WINDOW as my friend drove me home from cataract surgery, amazed at how easily I read words and numbers on signs that had looked blurry just hours earlier. Later, I gazed out my kitchen window, shocked at how sharp and clear the outli

Mornings with Jesus

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MY HUSBAND FILLS OUT OUR tax forms each year with organized files of receipts and computer spreadsheets. I try to stay involved, but my head throbs on the first page: subparagraphs; special exclusions; rules, and more rules. According to some sources

Mornings with Jesus

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MOUTHS PARCHED, STUMBLING FROM HEAT and exhaustion, both kings floundered in the wilderness with their armies. What started as a bold campaign to reclaim Moab’s tax now looked grim. Because of their roundabout route, the kings ran into a problem: no

Mornings with Jesus

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OUR CHURCH HAS A COMFORT dog, Gideon, who visits shut-ins and others who need a lift. This morning Gideon helped teach the children’s message and demonstrated how well he obeys. His example showed me three truths that I can apply to following Jesus.

Mornings with Jesus

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DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE you’re running on empty? Perhaps like the widow at Zarephath, your cupboards are bare and your bank account is empty. Or perhaps you are exhausted from difficult people, conflicts that never resolve, and daily wounds. You may fe

Mornings with Jesus

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“THE CLOCK WILL START WHEN I leave the room. You’ll have one hour to escape,” the game guide told us. I looked around at our group and the elaborate set and props surrounding us, my heart beating fast. Our youngest daughter worked at this new facilit

NPR

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NBC's latest one-night musical event revives the 1970s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, starring John Legend in its daunting lead role.

Chicago Tribune

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Sister Stephanie Baliga no longer runs for herself, but for her community and for God. So she was undeterred as the predawn thunderstorm rolled in. The thunder roared, the sky flashed a bright blue and the obliquely falling rain whipped across her gl

Mornings with Jesus

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MY HUSBAND, GENE, AND I train and lead short-term ministry teams to Eastern Europe, where we host evangelistic family camps. As part of our morning routine, we break into small groups to discuss a Bible lesson based on the parables of Jesus. Team mem

JOY Magazine

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Mary Magdalene has been the source for many wild theories about Jesus, such as The Da Vinci Code’s claim that she was Jesus’ wife and bore Him a child. As early as the second century Mary was portrayed in Gnostic writings as more important than most