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August (Web-only) 2010

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Aptly Titled

Six music students, six different backgrounds, six different parts of America.

Beautiful Scars

Love God, Love People

What Robert Park Learned in North Korea

The activist on why he entered the country & what he hopes for now. An exclusive interview.

A Little Raising of Hands

How the Pentecostal World Conference compares to your average evangelical conference.

Are Muslims the Enemy?

Some activists argue that the proposed mosque in New York City should move because Muslims remind us of terrorists.

Takers

Despite its style and flash, Takers suffers from clichés, a lack of originality and moral ambiguity.

Flipped

In the 1960s, a girl and boy meet in second grade, and navigate a romantic relationship over the next five years—but it never finds the magic of Rob Reiner's best films.

Religious Hiring's Status Quo Victory

A ruling affirms World Vision's right to consider religious beliefs in employment. But questions over faith-based hiring remain.

Wallis Apologizes to Olasky after Sojourners Funding Flap

Sojourners founder apologizes for suggesting World's editor 'lies for a living' but stands by grants.

The Answered Prayers of Robert Park

Christian activist imprisoned by North Korea speaks out as Jimmy Carter brings home his friend.

Dinesh D'Souza to Lead NYC's King's College

Appointment of author and speaker prompts the questions: How Catholic is he? And how Protestant is the Campus Crusade–affiliated school?

The Edge of the Divine

Not Guilty Anymore

Mosaic

We Cry Out: The Worship Project

All Delighted People

Love Revolution

Fighting the Traffic

Natalie Grant's new album, 'Love Revolution', is a clarion call—to herself and her listeners—to join in the battle against human trafficking ... and all good things in the name of God.

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Veteran director Rob Reiner, whose new film 'Flipped' opens this week, is getting more serious as he ages ... but admits that part of him is still stuck in the 1960s.

Obama Is Not a Muslim

But many Americans think he is, plus other findings from the new Pew Forum report.

Boundaries in Grief

Why medicine should never trade places with a time to properly mourn.

What If ...

When an investment banker gets a second chance at the life he could've had as a small-town pastor, he learns that God's will is nothing to be trifled with.

The Switch

What happens when a sperm donor's sample inconceivably gets swapped for another—without the knowledge of the mom-to-be? In this case, a romantic comedy.

Nanny McPhee Returns

Emma Thompson's magical nanny helps a wartime family in a whimsical sequel that is actually better than the original.

Canada's Split Decision on Hiring

Experts, organizations see mixed victory in recent court ruling.

How to Become a Successful Religion

A marketing consultant advises early church leaders.

Clark Pinnock Dies at 73

From biblical inerrancy to open theism, the systematic theologian was not afraid to change his mind.

Q & A: Anne Rice on Following Christ Without Christianity

Plus, why she still reads D.A. Carson, Craig Keener, & N.T. Wright instead of 'Twilight.'

To Be Loved

The Change

No Better Than This

Raising Up the Dead

O Ye Devastator

My New Hero

I never expected to find a role model in a children's television icon, but I did. A tribute to Mister Rogers.

The Expendables

Though it has one of the most impressive casts of action stars ever in a film, the story, scripting, and stunts in this Sylvester Stallone film are all second-rate at best.

Freedom? Yes! Mosque? No!

The issue isn't just freedom, say some champions of religious liberty.

Eat Pray Love

This visual feast offers some lovely moments, but ultimately lacks spiritual depth and compelling romance

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

This graphic novel adaptation is a hilarious and action-packed homage to comic books, video games, punk rocks—and great cinema.

Bollywood's World View

With today's DVD release of 'My Name Is Khan', we examine a few Indian films that give us intriguing glimpses into both India's culture and our own.

A Bridge to the Homeless

How a southern gospel music star traded glitz and glamour for an opportunity to reach out to Nashville's homeless.

We Still Believe

Changing of the Guard

Greatly Blessed

As Day Follows Nights

Quarantine

Praise and Blame

What Is the Gospel Response to the Prop. 8 Decision?

Responses from authors, advocates, theologians & others.

Kenya's Church Leaders Vow to Take Constitution Debate to Parliament

Christian coalition fragmented in the campaign's final days.

Conservatives Get 'Slap in the Face'

Groups were busy responding to fights over marriage, the Supreme Court, and a mosque near Ground Zero.

The Concert

A revenge movie without violence, The Concert swings between slapstick comedy and the uplift of high art.

The Other Guys

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg have great chemistry in this serviceable comedy, which re-imagines the buddy-cop genre for millennials.

Why the Proposition 8 Decision Matters

That Judge Walker's ruling is not a surprise does not make it any less of a landmark.

Life in the Word

Let Love Win

Volume 2: Albatross

Suburba

The Suburbs

Woman As Folly

I hope God doesn't see me the way I see 'The Real Housewives.'

Don't Miss

Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror

Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror

To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.