The first thing God commanded Adam to do was to play a game. God would bring Adam an animal, and whatever sound Adam made, that became the animal's name.
This guest post from Christian board game designer Andrew Lowen explores how play is integral to a life of faith — and why it can be hard to get it right. |
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September 25 — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a fact sheet on the tightening of religious freedom in China. The report warns that the Chinese government enforces the incorporation of Communist Party ideology into "every facet of religious life" for Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and more, leading to genocide, mass arrests, and enforced disappearances for noncompliant groups. (Baptist Press) |
| September 26 — As conflict continues to rage in the Holy Land, churches in Lebanon have opened their doors to refugees displaced by Israeli airstrikes. Christians make up nearly a third of Lebanon's population, and they are heavily concentrated in the south, where conflict has been most severe. While attacks have been directed at rooting out the militant Islamist group Hezbollah, dozens of children have been killed in the process. (Christian Today) |
| September 26 — A new Pew Research Survey reveals changing views of Catholic ecclesial doctrines in Latin America. In nearly every country surveyed (including the U.S.) a majority said the church should ordain women priests and allow birth control. Opinion was more divided on whether priests should marry and whether to recognize marriages of gay and lesbian couples. (Religion News Service, from Pew Research) |
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Most of us really, really don't want to sin. And we even know what sin is, and we believe that we're not supposed to do it. But… we still sin. Why? |
| Do you ever struggle to pray — to fully commit to prayer? Take a tip from Daniel and prepare to pray so that heaven is moved and God answers. |
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