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Why is Sex Trafficking at the Super Bowl?

We are approaching what is the largest sports event and the most-watched program on U.S. TV every year: the Super Bowl. As I’ve written before, the Super Bowl and other large sporting events like the...

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The Creepy, Mysterious, & Interesting History of Valentine’s Day

Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is a major staple of American culture. Few know much about its history, however. Some dismiss Valentine’s Day as a “Hallmark Holiday” created to indulge the...

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Stupid Things People Say To Singles

In celebration of Valentine’s day, I’m listing some the stupid things said to or by my friends about being single. There’s sin in your life that God wants you to work through first. Once you work it...

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Ed Stetzer on the Rise of the ‘Nones’

In this interview, Dr. Ed Stetzer gives his observations of a major trend in Christianity in North America: the rise of people who claim “none” when asked for their religious preference. He also...

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Stupid Things People Say to Challenge Someone’s Manhood

Men say some pretty stupid things to other men in attempts to make them feel less masculine.  It’s a weird game that some men play and it usually starts off with “Real men…..” or “If you were a ‘real...

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The Ethics of Personhood

Human history is tragically full of examples of the persecution and oppression that arise when those in power create their own definitions of human personhood and rights so as to exclude and misuse...

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5 Ways You Can Teach Your Children About Their Sexual Development

This post is by my wife, Lindsey. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States. This year the focus is on healthy sexuality and child sexual abuse prevention. As a parent, modeling...

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Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Nature

Only the biblical understanding of human nature can account for both the evil of the Holocaust and the compassionate response of the world community after the fact. “What a freak, what a monster, what...

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Why the Rising Social Awareness in the Church Should Encourage Us

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The Importance of Being Believed for Sexual Abuse Victims

Social psychology research on attitudes toward sexual assault has demonstrated that individuals in our society hold many prejudices about and negative views of sexual assault victims. Thus, victims...

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The Kidnapper and His Victims

Ariel Castro, the man who kidnapped two teenage girls and one young woman and held them captive in his Cleveland house for over a decade, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the...

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Apologetic of Mercy

My friend and former student, Chris Sicks, wrote an important book titled Tangible: Making God Known Through Deeds of Mercy and Words of Truth. In today’s Church there seems to be two well-intentioned...

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God & Sexuality

In the Beginning, In God’s Image The Bible begins with God, the good Creator of all things and the One who rules the universe. His creative handiwork—everything from light to land to living...

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Violence Against Women Is A Men’s Issue

Jackson Katz gave a TED talk on the issue of violence against women. Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in his talk, Jackson points out that these are...

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The Church and Women at Risk

Lindsey, my wife, wrote this article—“The Church and Women at Risk”— for the ESV Women’s Devotional Bible. This article is relevant for October being designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month....

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Infographic for God Made All of Me

Child sexual abuse is more prevalent than most people think and the offenders are usually people parents and the children know, not strangers. The good news is that parents are not helpless. As a...

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