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By micoots
19/08/2016 0

One of the Best Novels You’ve Never Heard Of

Do not read this book if you’re homesick.

Do not read this book if you’re homesick because you’ve been gone too many days and you’re on a plane, or a train, or anywhere in public, and you’re mortified at the thought of crying in front of strangers.

Do not read this book if your soul is pierced by slow-paced narratives, the mysteries found in ordinary things, and prose as sharp and clear and laden with weight as icicles formed by countless winter days.

Do not read this book if you’re prone to..

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By micoots
19/08/2016 0

The Most Boring—and Spiritual—Olympic Sport

Editors’ note: Give during the Olympics to help us expand our Portuguese-language web presence. We are hoping to raise $30,000 by the end of August to expand the reach of TGC’s Portuguese resources. Click here to learn more and give.

I can’t imagine an Olympic sport more boring to watch than the marathon, which takes place this weekend.* For over two hours, runners slog through 26.2 miles—only to have an anti-climactic ending. (They’re not usually neck and neck, like in swimming or sprinting.)
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By micoots
18/08/2016 0

The Gospel in Brazil

Editors’ note: Give during the Olympics to help us expand our Portuguese-language web presence. We are hoping to raise $30,000 by the end of August to expand the reach of TGC’s Portuguese resources. Click here to learn more and give.

For the past two weeks, millions of eyes have focused on Brazil’s Olympic Games. From the track to the court to the pool, to watch these men and women perform is to watch unparalleled expressions of individual athletic ability and global cooperation. (See “6 Christ..

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By micoots
18/08/2016 0

We Don’t Save At-Risk Kids

Jason Williams is founder and executive director of the Aspire Movement, an inner-city mentoring program that matches elementary-aged at-risk urban students with godly men and women to walk alongside them in mutually transforming relationships. Jason holds a B.S. in education from Birmingham Southern College and an M.Div. from Birmingham Theological Seminary.

How would you describe your work?

Life transforming, bridge building, and advocating for the fatherless. We are a faith-based ministry t..

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By micoots
18/08/2016 0

6 Ways to Smash the Approval Idol

There have been a lot of boring, predictable Oscar acceptance speeches, but Sally Field’s in 1985 wasn’t one of them. In a frenzy of joy and wonder she burst out saying, “I haven’t had an orthodox career, and I’ve wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can’t deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me!” Her Oscar was a tangible representation of the approval she had craved.

I can relate. Not to the Oscar part, b..

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By micoots
17/08/2016 0

When Quitting Soccer Is a Moral Dilemma

My six-year-old son doesn’t like soccer, and it’s raised a surprisingly complex parenting dilemma. Should we sign up for the next session anyway, encouraging him to persevere and build mettle? Or should we let him quit and find his niche elsewhere? Perhaps gymnastics might be his thing. Or chess. I surveyed other parents for advice.

One place I was surprised to find help was in David Brooks’s The Road to Character (Random House, 2015) [interview]. Brooks is an op-ed columnist for The New York T..

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By micoots
17/08/2016 0

How God Saved Me from the Prosperity Gospel

Editors’ note: Paul used strong language to call out those who distort the purity of the gospel message (Gal. 1:8). In our day, the prosperity “gospel” is a major false teaching that is affecting every continent, especially Africa and South America. Last year many of you partnered with us to fund a book we trust will be useful in the battle for truth. We are delighted to announce that God has opened the door for us to print thousands of copies of Prosperity? Seeking the True Gospel. Through part..

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By micoots
16/08/2016 0

The FAQs: The World Vision Gaza Scandal

What’s the story?

The manager of the Gaza branch of World Vision has been arrested by Israeli law enforcement and charged with funneling about $43 million to the Islamist militant group Hamas. The manager, Mohammad El Halabi, is also accused of having specifically infiltrated World Vision for the purpose of reaching an influential position from which he could provide funds and resources for Hamas militants.

What are the charges against Halabi?

In 2005, Halabi was hired by World Vision, and wa..

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By micoots
16/08/2016 0

How We Lose Matters

“It is impossible to live at peace with those we regard as damned.”

When these words were written by Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the 1700s, churches claiming exclusive access to salvation dominated much of the Western world. He spoke of the seeming impossibility of religious freedom when Christian denominations still warred in this life and condemned each other to eternal torment in the next. Not for another 200 years in the latter half of the 20th century, for example, would t..

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By micoots
16/08/2016 0

5 Tips for Career-Seeking College Students

The more expensive college gets, the more students (and parents) wonder whether it’s worth it and how it prepares them for life after college. These questions are particularly apt now that the most common home address for recent graduates is their parents’ house, thus cementing the reputation of Millennials as the “Boomerang Generation.”

But college isn’t just about books and classes. You shouldn’t wait until you have a diploma in hand to think about your career. In fact, there are loads of thi..