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Phillip T Stephens

Jun 22, 2026

19 stories

Spirituality

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Backyard Church

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Hazal özzerif 🦌

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Jun 18

Too Mystical for Scientists, Too Scientific for Mystics

The Extraordinary Life of Hildegard of Bingen and the False Choice Between Faith and Reason

Too Mystical for Scientists, Too Scientific for Mystics

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Backyard Church

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Nils von Kalm

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Jun 6

How Following Jesus Made Me Question Almost Everything

The surprising journey from certainty to curiosity and why I wouldn’t go back

How Following Jesus Made Me Question Almost Everything

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Backyard Church

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Dan Foster

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Dec 2, 2025

The Forgotten Church That Actually Got It (Mostly) Right

Inside a centuries-old experiment in prayer, equality, and communal life

The Forgotten Church That Actually Got It (Mostly) Right

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Backyard Church

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Paul Walker

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May 6

God Probably WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle

Unpacking The High Cost of Spiritual Toxic Positivity

God Probably WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle

A Call For Reform

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Jan 4

Are We Systemically Mistranslating the Bible in Modern Versions?

Lord, forgive us — forgive us all for what we may have done.

Are We Systemically Mistranslating the Bible in Modern Versions?

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Backyard Church

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Dan Foster

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Mar 3

Jesus Almost Never Talked About “Going to Heaven.”

Here’s What He Actually Talked About

Jesus Almost Never Talked About “Going to Heaven.”

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Sacred & Secular

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Paul Ian Clarke

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Feb 20

The Bible Story About Moses’ Marriage Most People Skip

Hidden in Numbers is a confrontation about prejudice, power, and the heart of God

Classical painting of Moses holding the Ten Commandments, representing the biblical leader whose marriage to a Cushite woman sparked controversy in Numbers 12.

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Sacred & Secular

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Paul Ian Clarke

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Jan 12

The One Thing Jesus Would Not Stop Talking About

The Kingdom of God, why it confused everyone, and why it might be closer than we think

The One Thing Jesus Would Not Stop Talking About

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Backyard Church

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Dan Foster

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Feb 5

Jesus Used the Word “Saved” Very Rarely. Here’s Who He Used It For.

How the Church Mistook Salvation for a Decision

Jesus Used the Word “Saved” Very Rarely. Here’s Who He Used It For.

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Backyard Church

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Paul Walker

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Jan 23

Watching From Above? Have We Got Heaven All Wrong?

What the Bible Actually Promises About Life After Death

Watching From Above? Have We Got Heaven All Wrong?

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Backyard Church

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Paul Ian Clarke

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Aug 9, 2025

The Good Samaritan: The Most Misunderstood Story in the Bible

It’s not a cosy moral tale — it’s a scandalous challenge that could change your Christian life

The Good Samaritan: The Most Misunderstood Story in the Bible

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I blog God.

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Jonathan Poletti

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Mar 30, 2023

Outing Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A Christian superstar looked super gay-and the religion concealed it

Outing Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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