Rosaria Butterfield

ROSARIA BUTTERFIELD: I'm late to reading her books but have found them encouraging and convicting. First, I'm fairly sure she would have intimidated a lot of us in her condition before she was converted to Christ.......and possibly after...she is intelligent. I'm also somewhat certain many of us would not have had the patience and love that marked those Christians who were part of her conversion. Finally, I think I have downplayed the importance of hospitality (love of strangers) and bridge building in sharing the Gospel. (And yes! I know that after I build a bridge, I have to cross it!

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Is the Trauma Narrative Helpful?

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“As a counselor, I’ve found value in the increasing awareness of how trauma can affect a person. But I’ve wondered if trauma-directed narratives can skew our understanding of ourselves and others.” - TGC

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The challenges of being a religious scientist

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“22% of graduate students in science say that they believe in God and 20% describe themselves as ‘very’ or ‘moderately’ religious. These percentages are similar to what is seen among science faculty” - RNS

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The Great Evangelical Disaster: Evangelicals Conforming to the World

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“More than 150 Iowa ‘faith leaders’ have announced they are supporting Donald Trump in the state’s forthcoming caucuses…. These endorsements came days before the release of Tim Alberta’s book ‘The Kingdom, The Power, And the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.’” - Cal Thomas

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