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Month: November 2022

Sexuality & Family

Misusing Eunuchs

Even the best of motives do not allow us to change the commandments or remove the crosses of others.

Family Matters

The Respect for Marriage Act and Caesar’s Coin

It’s been easy for people to misinterpret the Church’s support of the Respect for Marriage Act. Greater awareness about the difficult cultural atmosphere believers find themselves in might help.

Mental Health

When the Adderall Runs Out

Some emergency preparation suggestions if access to psychiatric medication becomes limited or unavailable.

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Faith

Our Eagerness to Scandalize

The events of this last week bear witness to something troubling all right—but it’s not quite the trouble you’ve been hearing about in the national media or on Twitter.

Faith

In Awe of Creation

When was the last time you felt awe for what you see, feel, and experience around you? As easy as it is to fixate on the negatives around us, don’t miss out on the sweetness of relishing the jaw-dropping goodness and beauty all around us too.

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Sexuality & Family

The Art of Skewing Church Statements

Some have been confused about the Church’s support for new federal legislation. But are they confused about what the Church actually said—or about how media outlets spun it?

Gospel Fare

Is Our Exercise of Agency Always Intentional?

When we equate agency with being merely choice, we miss out on how human agency manifests in rich ways that are not always conscious and deliberately chosen.

Reading

Thank Goodness for Headwinds

Rather than threats to faith, what if the headwinds facing believers are, in fact, providing an opportunity to become true disciples? A review of Terryl and Nathaniel Givens’ new book, “Into the Headwinds,”

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