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What If We’re Measuring Faith Wrong?

Matthew R. Miles
The case for religion in American life begins with the kind of people it helps us become—and how we treat our neighbors.

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Talmage D. Egan

God’s words on Mount Sinai may sound coy, but His first-person declaration invites a deeply personal covenant relationship.

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I Am That I Am

Talmage D. Egan

God’s words on Mount Sinai may sound coy, but His first-person declaration invites a deeply personal covenant relationship.

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I Am That I Am

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The spiritual impact of tithing reaches beyond budgets, investment returns, and promises of material prosperity.

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