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discipleship

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Recent Examples of discipleship Founded in 1951 as Campus Crusade for Christ, Cru has traditionally focused on evangelism and discipleship among college students and other young people, but in recent years has ventured into video games and, now, virtual reality. — Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026 Redemption begins when confession becomes culture — when churches embody transparency as routine, leadership as accountable, and protection of women as part of discipleship. — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 But as Trinity became more of a resource to the wider Karenni community, its congregation and school grew, said Carl Lehenbauer, a discipleship pastor at Trinity. — Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026

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In a world where chatbots and agents easily answer most generic questions for free, the value of news organizations seeking payment from readers could be to provide a perspective that audiences know has been verified by a human being.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Could longer-form content create more durable, lasting relationships between creator (or news org) and audience?

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026

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The promotional vending machine has sat along Virginia Avenue for almost 30 years, developing a cult following and becoming a tourist attraction for fans of a galaxy far, far away.

— Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Hesitating in the face of a death cult bent on going out with a bang, not a whimper, will only increase the human cost.

— Khosro Isfahani, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

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Lopez, who’d been out at a bunch of area farmers markets, had built quite a following.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Since opening in August, the restaurant has already gained a loyal following among Cañon City’s roughly 17,000 residents.

— Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026

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