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Doubt, belief, and a twelve-part series on faith in the 21st century.

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Three Days a MonkI spent three silent days at a 12th-century French abbey. Here's what the quiet gave me: peace, clarity, and a fresh sense of God.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyAre the Big Questions Dead?Or have we just forgotten why they matter?
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Faith in the 21st CenturyThe Bible in 1000 words (tl;dr)For those who didn’t catch it in Sunday School…
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Faith in the 21st CenturyThe Making of EverythingWhy is there something rather than nothing? A plain walk through the cosmological argument and what kind of cause a universe would need.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyHistory’s Greatest LinchpinChristianity stands or falls on the resurrection. Here are the historical facts most scholars agree on, and which explanation best fits them.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyA Shortcut for the Spiritual SearchWith so many religions and philosophies out there, where do you start? I think the most efficient first question is who Jesus was.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyWe All BelieveRomans 1 says everyone knows God is there. I used to think that was silly, until I noticed how even famous atheists live as if He's real.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyThe Inescapable GodFree will, morality, human rights, and meaning only make sense if God exists. Even when we deny Him, we can't help living like He's real.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyHiking Boots and WorldviewsMy cheap boots failed me on an Alaskan mountain. Choosing a worldview works the same way: you need one that explains the world and holds up in real life.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyHow I (almost) Lost my FaithA study abroad trip to China raised questions I couldn't answer, and a lonely summer of reading nearly cost me my faith.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyWhat Happened When I Became a ChristianHow becoming a Christian in college changed me spiritually, intellectually and emotionally, and what came next that first summer.
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Faith in the 21st CenturyHow I Became A ChristianHow a reluctant college sophomore living a double life of bible study and frat parties ended up praying, "Alright God, my life is yours."
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Faith in the 21st CenturyIntro: Faith In the 21st CenturyA young tenant's sudden death, a college crisis of belief, and a culture walking away from faith: the start of a series on faith in the 21st century.
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