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BCL Online Picks — October 2, 2025

By BCL / October 2, 2025

Scroll less. Read more. Here are Beautiful Christian Life’s online picks for this week to nourish your faith and strengthen your heart.

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BCL Online Picks — September 10, 2025

By BCL / September 10, 2025

With AI-generated content flooding the internet, finding trustworthy, human-vetted resources is increasingly challenging. Here are Beautiful Christian Life’s online picks for this week.

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Why Did Jesus Use Animal Metaphors to Prepare His Disciples for the Mission of God?

By Nick Batzig / June 12, 2024

In these tumultuous times, Christians need to listen carefully to what the Savior told his disciples upon their first missionary journey (Matt. 10:16-20). Why did Jesus use the four animal metaphors of sheep, wolves, serpents, and doves to instruct his disciples?

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4 Reasons Why the Pilgrims Came to America

By Daniel Rowlands / November 20, 2023

Here are 4 reasons why the Pilgrims left the comforts of Holland 400 hundred years ago for the uncertainties of the American wilderness.

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“NUTS!” Why Christians Must Fight On Against the Devil’s Calls to Surrender — Revelation 22:12-21

By Campbell Markham / December 22, 2022

At the Siege of Bastogne (1944), American troops were outnumbered and surrounded by German forces. The church today is also under siege and attack, and Satan calls the church to surrender. How should Christians respond?

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Staying the Course: The Perseverance of God’s People in Tumultuous Times

By Le Ann Trees / January 1, 2022

2022 has arrived and Christians around the world continue to face increasing hostility because of their faith. How do God’s instructions to the exiled Jews in Babylon (Jer. 29:4-7) help believers to persevere today?

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The Perils of “Wannabe Tough Guy” Christianity

By Chris Gordon / April 6, 2021

As American culture continues its slide into moral bankruptcy, a “tough guy” brand of Christianity appears to be emerging. Are the sheep forgetting the primary reason Jesus left us here?

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Jesus Continues to Build His Church in Nigeria Amid Severe Persecution

By BCL / February 24, 2020

Believers in Nigeria reside in the second-most violent country for persecuted Christians according to Open Door’s 2020 World Watch List. Here are some links to learn more about Christian persecution in Nigeria and how to help.

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Jesus Continues to Build His Church—Even in Oppressive North Korea

By BCL / October 25, 2017

A significant Christian population exists in North Korea despite the ever-present fear of reprisals believers face under the dictatorial regime of the DPRK, according to both a recent defector and the recently released U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.

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