Dr. James Emery White

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• Why Elevating Animal Rights Could Blur the Value of Human Life The push to grant legal personhood to animals, like chimpanzees, is sparking a major debate about what it means to be human. Dr. James Emery White unpacks why a Christian perspective sees this as missing the bigger picture.... Oct 03, 2024

  

  Why Elevating Animal Rights Could Blur the Value of Human Life
• What Tupperware’s Decline Can Teach Churches about Staying Relevant Being a “first mover” isn’t always an advantage. Just look at Tupperware—once a household name, but now struggling because it failed to keep up with the competition. The same dynamic played out at Willow Creek Church, where... Sep 30, 2024

  

  What Tupperware’s Decline Can Teach Churches about Staying Relevant
• The Biblical Truth Behind Early Church Meetings in Homes The idea that churches should meet in homes, following the New Testament example, often overlooks the context of early Christian gatherings. Early believers met in homes out of necessity, not as a prescribed model for all... Sep 26, 2024

  

  The Biblical Truth Behind Early Church Meetings in Homes
• How the Digital Age Is Trivializing Real Historical Knowledge The rise of podcast historians like Darryl Cooper is a growing concern, especially as Cooper, who has no formal academic credentials, gains popularity with bold claims like calling Winston Churchill the “chief villain” of World... Sep 23, 2024

  How the Digital Age Is Trivializing Real Historical Knowledge
• Can True Christians Actually Commit Apostasy? Can someone truly commit apostasy, or is “once saved, always saved” an unbreakable promise? The question sparks deep divisions within Christianity, with some insisting that true believers can never fall away, while others point... Sep 12, 2024

  Can True Christians Actually Commit Apostasy?
• Why Leaving Church Doesn’t End the Search for Spiritual Belonging As millions leave organized religion, they’re not leaving behind their desire for spiritual community. Instead, they’re creating new spaces—secular assemblies and spiritual collectives that feel like church but without the... Sep 09, 2024

  Why Leaving Church Doesn’t End the Search for Spiritual Belonging
• Why Non-Believers Are Defending Christianity There's a surprising trend unfolding: even atheists and agnostics are lamenting the decline of Christianity's influence on culture. Richard Dawkins and others who don't believe in God are now identifying as "cultural... Sep 05, 2024

  Why Non-Believers Are Defending Christianity
• Surprising New Data Reveals the Religious Shift among U.S. Migrants One of the great concerns beyond the number of migrants allowed into our country is the types of migrants being allowed. Often the specter of hordes or rapists and murderers crossing our borders brings fear and anxiety.... Aug 29, 2024

  Surprising New Data Reveals the Religious Shift among U.S. Migrants
• How Community Keeps People in Church More than Faith Itself How does someone find their way into a church? Most would argue that it’s through some kind of invitation, and I would agree. But what keeps them there? What is it that, once they engaged a church in some form or fashion, has... Aug 26, 2024

  How Community Keeps People in Church More than Faith Itself
• How Daily Prayer Can Elevate Your Spiritual Life When you study the life of Jesus, you realize that He did not simply teach us how to pray; He also modeled a life of prayer. Those closest to Him noted that “Jesus often slipped away to be alone so he could pray” (Luke 5:16,... Aug 22, 2024

  How Daily Prayer Can Elevate Your Spiritual Life