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Political Insider
A Millennial’s perspective as the youngest member of the Montana Legislature.
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THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SCANDALS: Fallout of the Sexual Revolution
Like many of you, I’ve been following the news of the last few months with a mixture of shock and disgust. Each day has seemed to bring with it the downfall of another celebrity or high-profile individual.
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Crossing Delaware
When state officials tried promoting transgenderism among children of all ages, they touched off a powerful parents’ revolt.
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Voices of Hope
Meet some of the men and women who are helping people who are struggling with homosexuality to find hope and healing in Christ.
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Hope Amid Heartache
With the devastating impact of some of the worst natural disasters and mass shootings in America’s history still deeply felt, God is using local churches and global Christian ministries to bring healing and eternal good.
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First Responders
There’s a special group of people who have something written in their DNA that makes them run toward trouble, rather than away from it, when disaster strikes.
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Do Preborn Babies Feel Pain?
Recent studies have demonstrated unborn babies are capable of feeling pain by the 20th week of pregnancy, but politics often influences how—and whether—those studies are reported.
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"Jesus Turned the Water Into...Coffee?"
What would Jesus do if He was ministering in person today? He might open a coffee shop.
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A Victory for Conscience at HHS
Seven years, 100 lawsuits and a presidential election upset later.
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Pulling The Plug On Hope
America’s medical system is sometimes giving up on patients with serious brain impairments—even taking children off life support against their parents’ wishes.
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LAWYER for LIFE
In 2015, when California tried to force its pregnancy resource centers to refer clients to abortion facilities, an attorney named Nada Higuera stepped up to defend the pro-life organizations. No one could have guessed how deeply her own story of abuse and abortion dovetailed with one of the biggest cases of her young career.
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‘Unnecessary and Unprecedented’
California keeps pressuring churches to fund abortion. Churches keep resisting.
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Free Speech vs. Forced Speech
That’s what’s at stake in battles over a California law ordering pro-life pregnancy centers to promote abortion. And the free-speech side just won a big victory.
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Every Tribe
As I pulled into my church parking lot for the second service one recent Sunday morning, I was struck by what I saw: An unusually large number of homeless people seated on a grassy area near the driveway.
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The Divine Assignment of Social Media
God has given each of us a ministry in social media. How we utilize it to be Jesus to a hurting world is a gift—and more important than we might realize.
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The Unique Matter of Manhood
Manhood is in crisis today. The increasingly accurate term “perpetual adolescence” is not a reference to girls failing to grow up.
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Convicted
In 2006, a corrupt white cop sent an innocent black man to prison on drug charges after mistaking him for someone else—and then was sent to federal prison himself for falsifying documents.
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The debate over “hate”
Once known for taking on hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, many now question why the Southern Poverty Law Center is “hating” on groups that stick to Christian teaching on LGBT issues.
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To Forgive is Divine
As a magazine editor, publicists send all sorts of books to my desk for reviews or coverage. Many times, they’re off topic for our mission; sometimes you see excerpts from them in our pages.
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News Flash: Men and Women Are Different
In 1995, television reporter John Stossel aired a special on ABC’s 20/20 entitled, “Boys and Girls are Different: Men, Women, and the Sex Difference.”
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Abandoning the Faith
A new book examines the reasons Millennials are walking away from church—and how churches can win them back.
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Young, Single and Adopting
Taking care of orphans isn’t an area of social justice solely reserved for the married, graduated, financially comfortable or “old enough.” A small group of 20-somethings is showing other Millennials why now is the perfect time to jump into orphan justice.
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Out of the Orphanage
International orphan-care groups are shifting their focus, getting children out of group care and into permanent families.
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Our Adoption Story
When Crystal Kupper wrote an article appearing in the November issue of Citizen last year, she had no idea the impact it would have on one family.
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