Spiritual Growth

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If I Can’t Trust Ravi, Then What Else Isn’t True?

I’ve seen some on social media go into a tailspin over the recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias. The revelations have hit many hard—they’ve hit me hard. The trouble is that this kind of disappointment in a renowned spiritual leader can make some wonder, if they can’t trust that leader, what else might they be wrong …

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Most “Christians” Aren’t: Crusaders, Premarital Sex, “Deconstruction.”

In a Facebook apologetics forum, an atheist recently asked if there was any objective evidence that Christianity actually makes people have better character. He said that if no one could present such evidence, then that would be a defeater of Christianity. Lately, some former “Christians” are telling their “deconstruction” stories explaining why they are no …

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Sexual Misconduct and Keeping a Good Conscience

There’s a verse in the Bible that has scared me since I was thirteen years old—and it still scares me. The verse that scares me is 1 Timothy 1:19-20: “keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so …

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Don’t Live in the Moment: It’s Spiritual Malformation

One way many strive to calm their fear of death is to “live in the moment,” or live in the present. The idea is simple: if you focus your awareness on the present moment then you won’t be thinking about the fact that you will one day die. Living in the moment and mindfulness meditation …

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