10 alleged miracles that continue to puzzle believers and skeptics
Miracle stories haven’t disappeared in the age of brain scans, DNA testing, and modern medicine. If anything, scientific advances…
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Did the Bible borrow from older pagan myths? 5 striking parallels scholars have studied
Long before the stories of Genesis were written down, ancient civilizations were already telling tales about creation, catastrophic floods,…
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6 unsettling teachings of Jesus that complicate his gentle image
Jesus is remembered around the world for teachings about love, mercy, forgiveness, and care for the vulnerable. But those…
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12 spiritual tests that can challenge even strong Christians
Faith can feel straightforward when life is going well. Gratitude comes more easily when prayers seem answered, relationships are…
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If God exists, how do we explain these 15 things?
Belief in God was once something many Americans inherited without questioning very much. Increasingly, people are asking harder questions….
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Jesus was Jewish. So why don’t Jews believe he was the Messiah?
Jesus was Jewish. His earliest followers were Jewish. His teachings emerged from the Jewish world of first-century Judea. So…
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12 common stereotypes about Christians that don’t tell the whole story
Mention Christianity in a room full of Americans, and people may be imagining completely different things. One person pictures…
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12 church practices more Americans are starting to question
The pews may be thinner than they once were, but that doesn’t mean Americans have stopped thinking about faith….
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12 simple daily habits that can help you grow closer to God
Simple daily habits that can help you grow closer to God. Getting closer to God doesn’t always happen through…
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Why Christians believe these 10 belief systems conflict with Christianity
Why historic or orthodox Christianity regards certain beliefs as incompatible with its core doctrines rather than declaring entire religions “false.”…
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12 ways Jesus challenged attitudes toward women that still resonate today
Jesus did not treat women like background characters, and that still feels shockingly fresh. In a world where women’s…
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If Americans are leaving religion, what do they believe instead?
Americans may be becoming less religious—but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re becoming less spiritual. As affiliation with organized religion…
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12 things people believe about heaven that aren’t actually in the Bible
Ask someone to picture heaven and there’s a good chance you’ll hear about pearly gates, fluffy clouds, angels with…
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The Mary you know may not be the woman described in the Gospels
The Mary many people think they know isn’t necessarily the Mary the Gospels describe. For one of the most…
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6 countries where organized religion plays a shrinking role in everyday life
Something shifts in a society when faith stops being a shared foundation and starts becoming a fading presence in…
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Why scholars who study religion are often cautious about claims about God
Scholars often avoid answering those questions about religion. Why? For thousands of years, people have debated some of humanity’s…
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12 reasons some people leave the religion they were raised in
Religious identity is changing in many parts of the world, but leaving a religion rarely comes down to one…
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15 questions about God that even believers struggle to answer
If God is all-powerful and loving, why do children get cancer? If God wants people to believe in him,…
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13 myths about Christianity that even some Christians believe
Mention Christianity in America and certain images tend to come to mind: Sunday church services, conservative politics, literal readings…
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People have predicted the Rapture for nearly 200 years. What happens when they’re wrong?
Imagine believing with absolute certainty that within hours, your life on Earth will be over — and heaven is…
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Why did demons recognize Jesus before his disciples did?
In several of the Gospels’ strangest encounters, the people around Jesus are still trying to determine who he is…
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10 teachings of Jesus that still apply to modern life
It is striking how ideas spoken two millennia ago still map cleanly onto the emotional and ethical struggles of…
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What does the 144,000 in Revelation really mean?
Revelation’s mysterious 144,000 may sound like heaven’s strict headcount, but its ancient mathematics points to something far bigger than…
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Why don’t Mormons drink coffee? And 12 other questions outsiders are afraid to ask
You’ve probably seen the clean-cut young missionaries biking through a neighborhood — or watched the Mormon MomTok drama unfold…
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What did people call Jesus 2,000 years ago? Historians have an answer
Billions of people know him as Jesus. But if you could travel back 2,000 years and call out “Jesus”…
