Author: Richard Mouw
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I have no doubt what Billy Graham would have told the high school kids from Parkland, Fla. – Religion News Service
Protesters rally against gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on Feb 21, 2018. Students at schools across Broward and Miami-Dade counties in South Florida planned short walkouts Wednesday, the one-week anniversary of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) Protesters rally against gun violence…
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Billy Graham’s granddaughter sends a wise message to her famous uncle
Franklin Graham, left, and his niece Jerushah Armfield disagree about President Trump. Left: AP Photo/Hau Dinh; Right: video screenshot Franklin Graham, left, and his niece Jerushah Armfield disagree about President Trump. Left: AP Photo/Hau Dinh; Right: video screenshot
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Praying for some snowboard diplomacy
Chloe Kim, USA Gold Medallist in the Ladies’ Snowboard Halfpipe Finals at Oslo Vinterpark Halfpipe, during the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, on Feb. 14, 2016. Photo by Jon Buckle for YIS/IOC Jon Buckle for YIS/IOC Chloe Kim, USA Gold Medallist in the Ladies’ Snowboard Halfpipe Finals at Oslo Vinterpark Halfpipe, during the…
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Commentary: God will be watching Super Bowl
Twenty years ago last month, I had a public theological disagreement with Reggie White of the Green Bay Packers. In addition to his significant role as defensive end for the Packers, who were soon to play in the Super Bowl, White was a Pentecostal preacher. Both of us – along with several other players and…
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Super Bowl 2018: God will be watching
Green Bay Packers’ Reggie White (92) leads a prayer service after the Packers defeated the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI on Jan. 26, 1997, at the Superdome in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ELAINE THOMPSON Green Bay Packers’ Reggie White (92) leads a prayer service after the Packers defeated the New England…
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How to change hearts on race
(RNS) — A pastor from a small Midwestern town once asked me for advice. “I serve a congregation in an all-white town. The nearest city is an hour’s drive away,” he said. “How do I get my people to actually feel for people of other races?” Before I tell you what I answered him, let…
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Why we need Robert Bellah’s civil religion today
Robert Bellah in Berkeley, California, on May 16, 2008. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons/Andreas Guther Andreas and Philip Guther
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After Sutherland Springs, pray … and do something
Photo courtesy of Mattias Karlsson, Flickr Creative Commons