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Obama administration gives up forcing Bible publisher to obey HHS mandate

By Steven Ertelt In a huge victory for pro-life advocates taking on the controversial HHS mandate, the Obama administration is giving up its effort to force a Bible…

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U.S. Christians rally around home-schooling family facing deportation

By Krista Kapralos When Uwe and Hannelore Romeike’s asylum case is argued Tuesday (April 23) before a panel of federal judges, their lawyers won’t talk about poverty, war,…

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The Bible — Episode Five: The rest of the story

By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli My purpose for reviewing History Channel’s five-part The Bible has centered on the ongoing need for Christians, and my Presbyterian tribe especially,…

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The Bible—Episode Five: We Remember Jesus’ Death

By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Bringing the Word to Life The fifth and last installment of The Bible aired last night, and in my experience it was…

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Seven ways the cross speaks

By the Rev. Mark H. Creech It is said that when hymn pollsters report which hymn is most frequently requested, “The Old Rugged Cross” is hands-down the most…

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We need no other word: God is still speaking

By Bruce Baugus I began seminary with an intensive summer elective titled “Inspiration and Interpretation of Scripture.” The professor was a capable and trustworthy guide; I was a…

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The Bible — Episode Four and the power of narrative

By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Good television and good storytelling involves, among other things, setting up a conflict and working it out to its conclusion. How we…

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The Bible — Episode Four: Miracles and Ministry

By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Continuing in our evaluation of the five-part series The Bible on History Channel, Episode Four weaves story threads artfully if not completely…

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The Bible — Episode Three: Jesus enters a real world

By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Episode Three of History Channel’s The Bible makes the leap from Old Testament to New Testament times. The fast-forward is appropriate to…

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The Bible — Episode Three disappoints

By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Continuing our examination of the History Channel’s five-part series The Bible, the third episode that aired last night offered highs and lows,…

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