Extremists craft narratives of persecution, oppression, and the need for heroic struggle. So do video games.
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** How white supremacist groups are targeting online gamers
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Extremists craft narratives of persecution, oppression, and the need for heroic struggle. So do video games.
by Helena M. Hansson and David Keck
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** A pastoral encounter with abortion I’ll never forget
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The teenager told me she was down to her last option: a hanger.
by Heidi Neumark
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** Law is too blunt an instrument for the complex realities of abortion
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People’s lives elude sharply drawn lines.
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** It’s time for Americans to trust other people
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The border struggle and the problem of collective distrust
by Nicolette Manglos-Weber
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** Why did I go to a charismatic worship service in an arena?
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I feared it would last a week. Then came the moment of truth.
by Samuel Wells
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** Living by the Word for Sunday, July 14
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Can we behave ourselves into love?
by Kristin Berkey-Abbott
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** Letting go of the plan and embracing the dream
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I used to have Jeremiah 29:11 in a frame on my wall. I don’t anymore.
by Debie Thomas
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** What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
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It got stolen, and I got scared.
by Benjamin D. Wayman
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** Everyone in ministry gets their feelings hurt
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Congregations aren’t paradise. They’re communities in which we constantly hurt each other’s feelings.
by Craig Barnes
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