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Jan 10, 2024 | 
stokesentinel.co.uk | Sam Ferguson |Sam Elliott-Gibbs |Angela Ferguson
A young mum has died just days after having a 'Brazilian butt lift' operation in Turkey. Demi Agoglia, 26, had flown from the UK to Istanbul for the op, but she collapsed and died while going for a check up just days after the procedure. She had complained of pains in her chest hours and the mum-of-three suffered a heart attack while making her way to a clinic by taxi. Her devastated boyfriend Bradley Jones tried to save her by giving her CPR.
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Oct 14, 2023 | 
crossway.org | Sam Ferguson |Samuel Ferguson |Kevin DeYoung |Carl R. Trueman
A Sweeping RevolutionThe transgender revolution is sweeping. Deeper understanding of it requires us to consider three core beliefs that underly it and make it possible. Though often unarticulated, these beliefs are like the framing of a house, giving the transgender movement its present shape and stability. Belief 1: My Identity Is Self-DeterminedWe can’t understand the transgender movement if we don’t grasp how it relates to our culture’s obsession over the question Who am I?
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Collin Hansen |Benjamin Watson |Sam Ferguson |Winfree Brisley
The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Collin HansenHe calls abortion the spiritual battle of our lives. And he firmly believes that abortion will end when men make it so, Roe v Wade has been overturned but this former football star says the fight for life is only reached halftime.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Hunter Beaumont |Sam Ferguson |Winfree Brisley |Melissa Kruger
“You should come and learn from us!”That assertion jumped out to me from Andy Stanley’s October 1 sermon, explaining to his Atlanta-area churches why he was under fire for hosting the “Unconditional Conference” for parents of children who come out as LGBT+. “You,” in his reckoning, are other evangelical churches and pastors. “Us” is North Point, Stanley’s flagship church with a host of satellites.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Bernard N. Howard |Ivan Mesa |Sam Ferguson |Winfree Brisley
On Saturday, Hamas—an Islamist terrorist group based in the Gaza Strip and funded by Iran—launched a large-scale attack on southern Israel by sea, land, and air. As of this writing, over 900 Israelis have died, 2,400 are wounded, and hundreds more have been taken hostage.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Ray Ortlund |Sam Allberry |Jordan Taylor |Sam Ferguson
The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Sam AllberryWelcome back to your not crazy, gospel sanity for young pastors. This is the start of season three, we’re glad to have you with us. We’re going to be doing things a little bit differently. We’re going to be talking about Second Timothy today and through the season.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Ian Harber |Jordan Taylor |Sam Ferguson |Winfree Brisley
In many 1990s evangelical youth groups, Audio Adrenaline’s song “Big House” was a fun song to break the ice for middle and high schoolers. We were looking forward to “a big, big house, with lots of rooms.”But many of us didn’t feel like God’s house was all that big. Instead of having enough space to play football, some people felt they were stuck in a stuffy attic with low ceilings and only one small window to let in light. It felt more like a prison than a place of hope and joy.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Patrick Miller |Kyle Richter |Jordan Taylor |Sam Ferguson
“God brought me back to him when I was hopeless.”“God helped me set aside drugs, alcohol and porn.”Advertise on TGC“God took the anger out of me.”“I found joy again.”After I (Kyle) had spent 16 years pastoring a college ministry in my local church, these handwritten stories of personal conversion and radical life change from Gen Z students brought tears to my eyes. They wrote them at the end of the 2023 school year as a testimony of what God did that year.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Miranda Carls |Jordan Taylor |Sam Ferguson |Winfree Brisley
Editors’ note: TGC’s “Thorns & Thistles” column seeks to apply wisdom with practical advice about faith, work, and economics. If you have a question on how to think about and practice your work in a way that honors God, let us know at . My work requires me to travel regularly, sometimes with colleagues. Occasionally, I’m assigned to a trip with someone of the opposite gender. As a Christian, I’m not sure how to handle that.
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Oct 7, 2023 | 
thegospelcoalition.org | Fernie Cosgrove |Jordan Taylor |J. D. Greear |Sam Ferguson
It all started with an innocent conversation, a few extra minutes of attention, and a childish confidence in a trustworthy adult. His constant messaging and intentionality made her feel comfortable, cared for, and special. He was a teacher, and she’d been taught to trust, listen, and obey. But something was off this time. Slowly his messages began pleading for their special relationship to be a secret. No one should find out they were talking—the threats of trouble were implicit.
