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How God Messed Up My Happy Atheist Life | Nicole Cliffe, Christianity Today
This is an unusual but fascinating interview:

I became a Christian on July 7, 2015, after a very pleasant adult life of firm atheism. I’ve found myself telling ‘the story’ when people ask me about it—slightly tweaked for my audience, of course. When talking to non-theists, I do a lot of shrugging and ‘Crazy, right? Nothing has changed, though!’ When talking to other Christians, it’s more, ‘Obviously it’s been very beautiful, and I am utterly changed by it.’ But the story has gotten a little away from me in the telling.

Why Abortion Makes Sense | Jonathan Leeman and Matthew Arbo, TGC
“…is it any wonder, then, that pro-choicers call the entity inside a woman’s womb—well, what shall one call it? A fetus? Organic tissue? Uterine contents? A clump of cells? A part of the woman’s own body, like an appendix?”

The Boy, the Gorilla, and the Outrage: Questions for Reflection | TGC
“Here are several questions that are worth considering in light of the death of Harambe…”

What Does it Mean to Take the Lord’s Name in Vain? | Ligonier
“Both in our service and in our worship, we are to think on the things of God with adoration and reverence, knowing that the fact that God has revealed Himself to us by name is itself a great act of grace.”

Seven Ways to Improve Your Preaching | Kevin DeYoung
“Below are seven practical ways we can improve our preaching. And please note: I deliberately use the words ‘we’ and ‘our,’ because I’m thinking of my sermons as much as anyone’s. These suggestions are things I continue to work on as a preacher, sometimes with success and often with less progress than I would like.”

“Gay Christianity”: A Fatal Theological Oxymoron | Dr. Peter Jones, truthXchange