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We like to re-post articles from other sources that may be helpful to learn from. If you find something you think is worthwhile to share, point us towards it and we will see if the authors are happy for us to re-post their content. We are exceedingly grateful to those authors who have allowed us to reproduce their work. Please take time to visit their associated sites and blogs.

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Exploring the Environmental Costs of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

At a book review session for "Atlas of AI" by Kate Crawford, organized by TechHuman, concerns were raised about the environmental costs of AI. This article briefly explores this topic.

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March 8, 2023

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Remember the Murdered Babies of Bethlehem at Christmas

Herod’s massacre of the innocents in Matthew 2 challenges us to participate in the “groans” of God’s world.

Vinoth Ramachandra

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December 22, 2022

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Personhood, place and being present

Is God calling us to be more rooted in our local places, as we root for them in prayer?

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May 6, 2022

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Misleading Rights-Talk

Postmodernism has lent a voice to humiliated and marginalized groups but in its more extreme manifestations it mocks notions of objective knowledge and moral truths that transcend culture and context.

Vinoth Ramachandra

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January 25, 2022

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A Vulnerable Transition

Many young adults face two major transitions between the ages of 18-26 – first the move from home to university and second the move from university to work.

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Living out Sabbath: 7 Practical Ways

Just like nature needs rest to produce abundant fruit, our body, mind, and soul need rest, too.

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Sabbath: The Recipe for Balance

When an apple tree is hit by frost and suffers yield loss, it's able to get the necessary rest and produces above-average yield the next year. A period of rest is followed by a period of fruitfulness.

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The Time is Ripe to Re-Think Citizenship

Christians are used to thinking of themselves as citizens of heaven, but have we thought enough about what it means to be a citizen in a particular place on earth?

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March 29, 2021

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Better late than never? A call for civil discourse in response to the riots at Capitol Hill

Disinformative speech, and worse, is rampant but platforms unilaterally banning speech won’t solve the problem. What's needed is a renewed commitment to civil discourse.

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January 14, 2021

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How to have hope in the face of Coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has led to an exponential rise in mental health conditions triggered by all-pervading death anxiety. Prof John Wyatt says Christians must daily rekindle biblical hope as an an

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The grand-daddy of all conspiracy theories

Just when we thought 2020 couldn’t possibly get any worse, up pops Pat Robertson on his daily TV show, The 700 Club, to tell us what God has exclusively revealed to him...

Iwan Russell Jones

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October 30, 2020

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Anxiety: when the pillars shake...

Dr. Pablo Martinez reminds us that trust and hope are the best resources against anxiety. Prayer allows us to cultivate and renew our relationship with God, which is the foundation of our existence.

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October 31, 2020

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Dealing with Anxiety. Recommended Resources.

In these times of extreme uncertainty, we’re all dealing with anxiety, one way or another. We identified a few useful resources which address the topic from a biblical perspective.

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October 22, 2020

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Letter to a Young Christian En Route to College

You cannot go to college just to get a better job. Christ's call on you as a student is a calling to meet the needs of the Church, both for its own life and the life of the world.

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Engaging with Worldviews

How to engage with people holding various worldviews in a way which is relevant to them and true to the Gospel.

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Christianity and University Studies

Useful questions and advice helping students overcome the sacred-secular divide and see their studies as an opportunity to honour God, whatever their field of study.

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How can Academic Research Glorify God?

How, if at all, can one bring glory to God directly through academic work? God should be at the forefront of our thoughts and work.

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June 6, 2020

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Who Will Learn from Covid-19?

Will the Covid-19 crisis spell a return to “business as usual” on the part of politicians, bankers and economic “expert"’ or will it lead to change in the world's economic and financial systems?

Vinoth Ramachandra

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May 22, 2020

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Musings on “Thinking Christianly”

Thinking Christianly will not lead to a utopian society. But we will love neither God nor neighbor well without thinking Christianly.

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May 28, 2020

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On Being a Christian Academic

Prof. Donald Hay on being a Christian academic.

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Serving God on a Local Scale

People often say “to change the world, start with yourself” and we believe that small things also matter.

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May 28, 2020

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Pessimistic Theology and Its Impact on the World Today

One of the things that defines pessimistic theology is its lack of hope for this world. Pablo Pistilli on pessimistic theology and its impact.

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Is There Hope for Creation?

Article from IFES Word and World by Las G Newman, the former Associate General Secretary for IFES. He now serves as Global Associate Director for Regions for the Lausanne Movement.

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January 16, 2020

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COP25 as the BLUE COP: Time for Action is Now

Rocio Parra, one of our Cross-Current participants reports on the 2019 annual UN climate conference, COP25 in Madrid.

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December 9, 2019

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Are We Really Taking Care of God’s Handiwork in Creation?

About the importance of exercising responsible stewardship over the environment.

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March 5, 2019