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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## David Van Biema David Van Biema, TIME's former religion writer, is the co-author of _The Prayer Wheel: A Daily Guide to Renewing Your Faith With a Rediscovered Spiritual Practice._ ## David Van Biema Articles 6Collections 1 *  Dec 31, 2022 ### [Pope Benedict’s Legacy Is Bound to His Resignation](https://time.com/5427448/pope-benedict-resignation-legacy/) In 2013, Benedict XVI announced his intent to do something no pope had in more than 600 years: resig... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 19, 2018 ### [The Way People Experience Emotion Evolves Over Time. Recognizing That Fact Has Changed Our Understanding of the Past](https://time.com/5203763/emotions-history-lent/) It's not just that how we feel about faith has changed. The very definitions of love, fear, hate, pi... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Feb 21, 2018 ### [Billy Graham, Father of Modern Evangelism, Dies at 99](https://time.com/18423/billy-graham-obituary/) "It is his voice that will be missed the most," writes David Van Biema. [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Jun 30, 2014 ### [Why Liberals Can be Grateful for the Hobby Lobby Ruling](https://time.com/2941342/supreme-court-hobby-lobby-obamacare-liberals/) The silver lining for liberals angry at a high court decision [POLITICS](/section/politics/) *  Jun 26, 2014 ### [Hobby Lobby's Contraception Showdown](https://time.com/2926404/the-contraception-showdown/) Inside one Oklahoma family’s campaign to make America a more Biblical place [U.S.](/section/us/) *  Aug 23, 2007 ### [Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith](https://time.com/4126238/mother-teresas-crisis-of-faith/) Her secret letters show that she spent almost 50 years without sensing the presence of God in her li... 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