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What Can Christians Learn From the Surge in Mormon Youth Missionaries?
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What Can Christians Learn From the Surge in Mormon Youth Missionaries?

Experts weigh in on how to engage young people.
Should Pastors Know How Much Church Members Give?

Should Pastors Know How Much Church Members Give?

Experts weigh in.
Onward, Christian Couple

Onward, Christian Couple

How marriages can survive deployment—with some help from the church.
Suburbia Needs Jesus, Too

Suburbia Needs Jesus, Too

A woman's take on the New Radicals.
Two Urban Manifestos for Evangelical Christians

Two Urban Manifestos for Evangelical Christians

Two new books locate Christians' presence in cities, but only one of them actually engages the city.
Stay Sexy or Else? Well, Please Forgive These Mommy Hips

Stay Sexy or Else? Well, Please Forgive These Mommy Hips

When the joy of sex gets replaced by the fear of not being sexy enough.
Desperate for Their MRS. Degrees

Desperate for Their MRS. Degrees

Pressure to put a ring on it can distract from other pursuits and callings.
Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror

Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror

To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.
Home Improvement Meets the Gospel

Home Improvement Meets the Gospel

How two co-founders of the home-supply store TreeHouse infuse their business with environmentally sound faith.
Prom's Biggest Drama Queens? The Adults

Prom's Biggest Drama Queens? The Adults

Striving for moderation on high school's biggest night.
Are Women Really Saved through Childbearing?

Are Women Really Saved through Childbearing?

Mother's Day, infertility, and redemption.
How Dallas Willard Befriended Rookie Pastor Richard Foster

How Dallas Willard Befriended Rookie Pastor Richard Foster

He taught me to live into the rhythms of the Spirit.
Where Have All the Women Leaders Gone?

Where Have All the Women Leaders Gone?

Seeking lives that steward our giftedness wisely and well.
Dallas Willard, a Man from Another 'Time Zone'

Dallas Willard, a Man from Another 'Time Zone'

He wrote and taught like no one else on the 'with-God life.'
'Crazy Talk': How We Characterize Mental Illness

'Crazy Talk': How We Characterize Mental Illness

Our careless language reinforces stigma.
The Tech Poverty Fighter

The Tech Poverty Fighter

How Andrew Sears at TechMission harnesses the Web to fuel urban ministry.
Sorority Syndrome: Girls Gone Mean

Sorority Syndrome: Girls Gone Mean

If we're not careful, big groups breed shallow friendships.
The Good Heart of the Adoption Movement

The Good Heart of the Adoption Movement

Kathryn Joyce's book, 'The Child Catchers,' misses out on how adoption benefits women.
Madonna's Humanitarian Diva Moment

Madonna's Humanitarian Diva Moment

Lesson's from the singer's outburst in Malawi.
Ignoring Worker Injustice Won't Make It Go Away

Ignoring Worker Injustice Won't Make It Go Away

Taking the source of our shopping seriously.
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The Chios Rocket War, Where Two Greek Churches Fight With Rockets
Since the 19th century, a pair of rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios have celebrated Easter not with bunnies or eggs, but by launching thousands of flaming projectiles at each other's churches while congregants celebrate Mass inside. (Slate)
Breaking up is hard to do, especially if it's with your church
Whether you’re talking to someone who’s searching for a church, committing to a church or leaving one, the conversation sounds a lot like a love story. In many ways, it is. (AL.com)
Click 'Pray' to Pray: How Evangelical Megapastor Joel Osteen Is Saving Souls With Facebook
Increasingly, the road to Damascus is a hyperlink and the Epistle is a tweet. (HuffPo)
Why Do We Hate the Suburbs?
Here are a few of the most prominent Christian objections to living in the suburbs. How many of them hold up to even a slight bit of scrutiny? (Mere O)
Pastor leaves his flock and a failed expansion project behind him
At first glance, it seems like a tragic but familiar tale of a church getting too ambitious, growing faster than it ought. But Douglas Lay, a former pastor at the church, is among those who tell a different story. (Post-Dispatch)
Discovery Church pastor resigns after admitting to affair
David Loveless is the third pastor of a major Orlando-area church to resign within the past six months because of an affair (The Orlando Sentinel)

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