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Mother of Slain Georgia Co-Ed Encourages People to Turn to Christ

Mother of Slain Georgia Co-Ed Encourages People to Turn to Christ

The mother of Laken Riley, an Augusta University student who was murdered on campus last month, took to social media to encourage people to turn to Jesus Christ.

Jesus and Nationalism

Jesus and Nationalism
We are coming up on Holy Week, which traditionally begins with Palm Sunday, marking the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. It’s a seemingly tame, innocuous day filled with symbolism but little significance. It would be easy to think of it as an event distant from the day’s headlines and debates.

5 Things We Can Learn from Jesus Flipping Over the Tables in the Temple

5 Things We Can Learn from Jesus Flipping Over the Tables in the Temple

It was one of my favorite Jesus stories as a kid. Of course, I loved his teaching, the miracles, and the stories surrounding his death and resurrection, but when the Son of God goes into the Temple and starts flipping tables over and whipping the moneychangers, my young person brain perked up. 

The story still fascinates me, but it has become more complex as I’ve learned more about the person of God through deep relationships in the Bible, and I’ve grown up a bit—a little. 

To recap, in the days of Christ, the Temple had a different currency than the Roman coins. To give money to the Temple, required in some part by the Law, it must be with the Temple coin. The moneychangers set up shop in the outer court within the Temple itself to exchange the common Roman coin for Temple money. And these money changers made a profit, taking advantage of the people. 

We may not have “moneychangers” in our modern churches, but we can take away important lessons from the actions of the Son of God. 

Here are five things we can learn from Jesus flipping over the tables in the Temple.

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The Chosen's Messiah Jonathan Roumie Says Jesus "Will Change Your Entire Life; He Did Mine"

<em>The Chosen</em>'s Messiah Jonathan Roumie Says Jesus "Will Change Your Entire Life; He Did Mine"

The actor who portrays Jesus in the Bible-based sensation The Chosen says he hopes a new four-part Amazon Prime Video docuseries about him will encourage viewers to trust Christ in their day-to-day lives.

10 Ways Christianity Has Made the World a Better Place

10 Ways Christianity Has Made the World a Better Place

Christianity has changed the world in so many significant ways, many of which we are probably not even aware of on a daily basis. In his new book "Unimaginable: What our World Would be Like without Christianity," Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston explores the ways in which Christianity has impacted the world for good and also what the world would be like if not for Jesus and the values He instills in every human life. Dr. Johnston looks at the impact Christianity has had--and is having--on the world from a cultural, historical, political, and personal standpoint. Below are excerpts based on Dr. Johnston's new book which draws attention to ten specific ways in which Christianity has influenced and changed the world for the better.

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How We Know Jesus Is Who He Claims to Be

How We Know Jesus Is Who He Claims to Be

Jesus of Nazareth is one of those rare historical figures whom nearly everyone wants to claim.

How Contemporary Efforts to Get Society to See Women Are Catching Up to the Ancient Way of Christ

How Contemporary Efforts to Get Society to See Women Are Catching Up to the Ancient Way of Christ

Much has been said and written about the Barbie movie. If anything, the amount of hand-wringing over the movie’s virtues and vices is, at least, a testimony to its power as a thought-provoking cultural phenomenon. At the risk of being reductionistic, Barbie is about seeing that which has been unseen or even ignored. Particularly, Barbie is about getting society, especially men, to see what women go through and that women are more valuable than just “the fairer sex.” To give us this sight, Barbie gives us Barbieland, a world in which the Barbie dolls run everything and that the Ken dolls are powerless, oafish, eye candy. Seeing men in such positions is a powerful—and far from subtle— rhetorical device that makes men so uncomfortable that they finally see women and what they go through.

Might I offer a cultural juxtaposition to show that there is a subtler, perhaps even more powerful story that can get us to truly see women?  The cultures of Jesus’ time—whether Greco-Roman or Judean—were far more misogynistic than ours. Women barely had standing in courts of law, were not afforded educations, nor considered even close to men in physical or mental abilities. They were seldom heard from and rarely seen for their true value. Women were background figures at best.

Martin Scorsese to Make New Movie about Jesus, Says Pope Inspired Him

Martin Scorsese to Make New Movie about Jesus, Says Pope Inspired Him

One of the most decorated filmmakers in Hollywood says he is planning to make another film about Jesus.

Martin Scorsese, a 14-time Oscar nominee, says he decided to make a film about Christ after meeting with Pope Francis during a cinematic event in Italy over the weekend.

A Maundy Thursday Meditation

A Maundy Thursday Meditation

As I noted, what doesn’t affect us personally seldom impacts us personally. You and I will be eternally grateful that Jesus doesn’t feel the same way. On this day in Holy Week, our Savior chose not only to die for us but to die in the most horrific manner imaginable.

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