TIME

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THE LAST COUPLE of days have been like déjà vu: an unhinged white guy, middle-aged, filled with hate and rage. Only this time he walked into a synagogue, not a church, and pulled out a gun and started shooting. He killed people simply because they we

The Atlantic

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Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia possesses the same limited view of religious freedom supported by the conservatives currently on the Supreme Court.

Finweek - English

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This issue’s isiZulu word is isiko. Isiko is a custom or tradition or practice. Amisiko (plural) are often specific to particular cultures, and in a country like ours can be contested and be divisive. Take the case of those that honour isiko of slaug

The Atlantic

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The mob was unusually vociferous, even for Twitter. After the California-born ice skater Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics, the New York Times writer Bari Weiss commented “Immigrants: They get the job

PEARL

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Chuma Ikenze is a Business Management Consultant with an interest in history, philosophy, religion and in the broader sense of how our ‘spirituality’ manifests in the way we live in the world. ■

JOY Magazine

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I have the wonderful privilege of taking a three-month sabbatical with my family, as we attend our church conference and visit family and friends in North America. My first column in this series is inspired by a woman who assisted me in the customer

60 Days of Prayer

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 (NIV) IF YOUR FAITH life is beginning to feel tedious, face it, and ask God to help you find a new way to spend time with Him. Perhap

MOTHER EARTH NEWS

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Readers, we received a number of responses to Joel Salatin’s “Faith-Based Farming” in the June/July 2019 issue. Joel wrote about how his faith informs his farming. Here are our favorite letters from you.— MOTHER I want to thank you for Joel Salatin’s

60 Days of Prayer

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We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. HEBREWS 6:19 (NIV) THE ANCHOR IS an ancient Christian symbol of hope, security and steadfastness. When the future feels uncertain, and you are disoriented or confused turn to this verse.

The Christian Science Monitor

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And in Chiang Rai, Thailand, the cave where 12 boys were famously rescued this summer has become a busy tourist destination.

PEARL

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Only that man who stands aright in the Creation of his God, who recognises himself as a part of Creation and lives accordingly, only he is the true servant of God, no matter in what way he earns his necessary living on earth. As a part of Cre

60 Days of Prayer

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Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” LUKE 9:62 NIV JESUS TELLS US that to follow His Word, you must look ahead and focus your actions on serving the Kingdom of Heaven. When some

JOY Magazine

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The Lord Jesus gives us a natural example of a seed to illustrate how the Kingdom of God springs to life and grows. This Scripture is a simple, yet profound, explanation of what the Kingdom of God is like and how it operates. Just like a farmer plant

Journal of Alta California

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How does a fixation on borders undermine the idea of identity and culture? Nations and borders are relatively new concoctions in the history of humanity. They emerged as capitalism stretched out from Europe. I’m interested in the larger idea that all

JOY Magazine

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The passage above shares the wonderful account of a lame man being healed at the Beautiful Gate where Peter and John had gone to pray. As a result, Peter and John were being persecuted by the Sanhedrin, who were trying to shut down the preaching of t

JOY Magazine

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Mothers’ Day has been celebrated all over the world for centuries. It has been recorded that the sales of Mothers’ Day cards each year outnumber those of Fathers’ Day cards by tens of thousands. Intrinsically nurturing comes from our mothers. A mom p

JOY Magazine

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As the next generation at African Enterprise (AE), we are excited to be building upon a great legacy and foundation. Prior to AE, when Theuns and I were asked to pastor in Franschhoek, our elders – who were also the founders of the church – said to u

Sunday Independent

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EDWIN Naidu needs to be appropriately admonished for his stance. He is a traitor and a zealot for the ruling party, and may have also converted to becoming a believer of another faith, but stands against the Hindi/Indian cause in SA. We have always b

Post South Africa

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IT IS INDEED breathtaking to note and experience this wonderful work of His Majesty, King Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, and the Sivananda World Peace Foundation to promote peace, working together and instilling the spirit of charity in the hearts of the pe

60 Days of Prayer

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The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” GENESIS 2:18 (NIV) THIS SCRIPTURE CONTAINS the first “not good” in the Bible. God wants us to live in fellowship with a community of others along lif

The Christian Science Monitor

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News from Iraq Regarding the Oct. 19 Monitor Daily editorial, “Identity politics on the ropes in Iraq?”: Finally, a positive article regarding the Middle East. Hope they succeed in their experiment. If they do, the Iraq War will have finally created

MEGA

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I always commit to a positive attitude.This helps me from being dragged down by the situation, especially when I hear the negative information. We can learn many things from this experience. First, we need to help each other—no matter how independent

Literary Hub

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The first time I actively sought out the company of trans people came after I gave up on the idea that I was going to solve the problem of wanting things by sitting alone in my room trying as hard as I could not to want anything. It was a terrible, d

PEARL

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In writing a letter to the magazine, please include the writer’s name, address, and daytime telephone number, and bear in mind that letters to the editor always reflect the writer’s personal opinion, which is not necessarily that of the editors. We m

Futurity

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Muslim and Protestant scientists are more likely than other US scientists to experience religious discrimination, according to a new study. The study also shows that for some scientists, religious identity may fuel perceptions of discrimination. The

Post South Africa

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A LETTER by Pavania Naidoo “Columnist should keep his opinions to himself” (the POST, February 24-28) is distorted and framed similar to the apartheid regime causing a hullabaloo. Her writing is tantamount to fanning hatred and developing tensions wi

60 Days of Prayer

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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 (NIV) DO YOU EVER feel too sma

The Atlantic

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The terrorist attacks on mosques in New Zealand bring to mind Martin Luther King Jr.’s response to white-supremacist murders.

Mornings with Jesus

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THIS MORNING I WOKE UP to crazy headlines—again. Foreign wars and carnage. Refugees clamoring for safe haven. Political strife. Financial difficulties. Undercurrents of discontentment. I have been feeling as if I should chuck my phone straight out th

JOY Magazine

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1 Every person on earth is here by the grace of God to make a decision about their destiny when they die. We must choose between going to heaven (life) or hell (death). 2 God loves us and His desire is that we choose eternal life in heaven. 3 In John