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Spiritual, but not religious: Addressing common misconceptions

'Spiritual but not religious?' What does this mean and what does it have to say about who we are? Our spiritual curiosity rightly points beyond ourselves, but are we correct in writing-off religion? Max investigates whether looking to Christ means we need not chose between the two.

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What Makes Me Human? Exploring Identity and Dignity

Many of us search for identity by looking inward, yet basing our worth on shifting feelings or achievements can be deeply crushing. This article explores an alternative. Drawing on biblical insights, explore how true human dignity and identity is received as a gift rather than achieved through effort.

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How Does Jesus Revolutionise Attitudes Towards Women?

John 14:9 says, 'Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father'. If this is the case, what do Jesus' interactions with women tell us about God? Lara explores what Jesus' teaching, and approach to women reveal about the heart of the Creator.

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Isaiah 41:10 – Strength & Hope in Uncertain Times

Struggling with anxiety or uncertainty? Isaiah 41:10 offers real hope. Quoted prominently in The Chosen, this verse is one of the most searched-for pieces of scripture online. Max explores the meaning behind the words, and why thousands of years after they were written, they are still powerful today.

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What Is The Occult and What Draws People To It?

Do occult practices actually deliver what they promise? As more people are drawn to alternative spirituality driven by deep longings to connect with something, we must ask: does occultism offer ultimate truth, or are we searching in the wrong place?

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The Background of Christmas: What is the historical reliability of Christmas events?

Does the Christmas story stand up to historical scrutiny? Cristo Rodriguez explores biblical accounts, external evidence, and common questions to assess how confidently we can say that the events at the heart of Jesus' birth story truly happened.

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Holistic Dualism: How to Best Love God and Love Others

In this final article, Stan W. Wallace explains how an understanding of holistic dualism leads to better loving God and loving others.

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A Tale of Two Anthropologies: Physicalism and Holistic Dualism

In the first article in this series, Wallace outlined two prominent answers to the fundamental question “What is a human being?” In this second article, Wallace will argue against one answer (physicalism) and in favour of the alternative (holistic dualism).

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The Relationship of Neuroscience and the Soul

Are we ultimately bodies—purely physical things? Or are we ultimately souls—immaterial things? Or are we a combination of the two? What are the implications of our answer to this question for how we follow Jesus’ greatest commandment to love God and others?

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Underappreciated Evidence for the Reliability of the Gospels & Acts, Part 2

Explore two key lines of evidence for the reliability of the book of Acts - undesigned coincidences and external confirmations - and considers how Acts contributes to the case for Jesus’ resurrection.

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Underappreciated Evidence for the Reliability of the Gospels & Acts, Part 1

Are the gospels trustworthy? Do they reflect the testimony of those who were originally eyewitnesses of Jesus’ public ministry, death, and resurrection? Or did these accounts arise and develop decades after the purported events transpired? This article presents some evidence, often underappreciated, for the reliability of the Gospels.

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