Chelsen Vicari

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  Jan 3, 2016

  Dreaded Church Search: What to Look For? (Pt. 1)

  Thomas Edison once said, "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." One could say the same about searching for a new church home.

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  Dec 14, 2015

  Can Google Silence the Church?

  Whether we're talking about the redefinition of marriage or taxpayer funded abortion and contraception, one question is crossing many Christians' minds: where will the next challenge to religious liberty arise?

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  Nov 19, 2015

  Gay Marriage and the 'Friend Zone'

  Now that same-sex marriage is being treated as the law of the land, Christians find themselves in precarious friendship scenarios — and I'm not just talking about deciding whether or not to attend a gay friend's wedding reception. The challenges are costly.

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  Aug 12, 2015

  Stop Trying to 'Attract' Youth; Go to Them

  Off the top of your head, who can you say ignites crusades in America where 90 percent of the attendees are under 18 and have never been saved by Jesus Christ? I struggled to answer this question too when it was posed to me recently by a 24 year-old Hispanic pastor named Brian Barcelona. Barcelona knew the answer. Actually, Brian Barcelona is the answer.

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  Jul 28, 2015

  3 Reasons Millennials Must Read 'The Colson Way'

  Never heard of Charles "Chuck" Colson? Neither had I until graduate school, a mere five years ago. It was a particularly challenging time in my life.

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  Jul 17, 2015

  Wheaton's Julie Rodgers Resigns, 'Evolving' on Same-Sex Relationships

  Well, that didn't take long. Wheaton's Fall 2014 hire Julie Rodgers, a "gay celibate Christian," has resigned from her post amid her shifting viewpoint on same-sex relationships , as reported by Eric Teetsel, Executive Director of the Manhattan Declaration.

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  Jul 13, 2015

  2016: Why Christians Should Pay Attention to the Upcoming Election

  As the 2016 U.S. presidential election gears up, faith and political leaders are calling on ministers to speak up about the nation's critical issues and encourage their congregations to get politically active.

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  Jun 30, 2015

  Gay Marriage Is Legal: Now What, Church?

  It isn't necessary to rehash last Friday. You know what happened. Like many, many others across the nation you too are jolting along a roller-coaster ride of emotions.

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  Jun 12, 2015

  Justice Conference Addresses Church's 'White Supremacy' Problem

  Several prominent political and religious leaders challenged the Church to shed its institutional "white privilege" and exercise a "restraint of [white] power" at an influential gathering of 2,500 mostly young Evangelicals in Chicago June 5-6.

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  Jun 4, 2015

  The Duggar's, Bruce 'Caitlyn' Jenner and the Problem with Celebrity Seeking

  Famous figures Josh Duggar and Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner have captured the nation's headlines. Duggar's molestation of his sisters and a babysitter during his childhood is discovered. Jenner's transition from one gender identity to another is revealed.