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Illustration by Amanda DuffyWhat Can Christians Learn From the Surge in Mormon Youth Missionaries?
Experts weigh in on how to engage young people.
May 13, 2013
Onward, Christian Couple
How marriages can survive deployment—with some help from the church.
May 22, 2013
Two Urban Manifestos for Evangelical Christians
Two new books locate Christians' presence in cities, but only one of them actually engages the city.
May 21, 2013
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.
May 17, 2013
Desperate for Their MRS. Degrees
Pressure to put a ring on it can distract from other pursuits and callings.
May 16, 2013
Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror
To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.
May 15, 2013
Home Improvement Meets the Gospel
How two co-founders of the home-supply store TreeHouse infuse their business with environmentally sound faith.
May 14, 2013
Prom's Biggest Drama Queens? The Adults
Striving for moderation on high school's biggest night.
May 14, 2013
How Dallas Willard Befriended Rookie Pastor Richard Foster
He taught me to live into the rhythms of the Spirit.
May 9, 2013
Where Have All the Women Leaders Gone?
Seeking lives that steward our giftedness wisely and well.
May 9, 2013
Dallas Willard, a Man from Another 'Time Zone'
He wrote and taught like no one else on the 'with-God life.'
May 8, 2013
'Crazy Talk': How We Characterize Mental Illness
Our careless language reinforces stigma.
May 8, 2013
The Tech Poverty Fighter
How Andrew Sears at TechMission harnesses the Web to fuel urban ministry.
May 7, 2013
Sorority Syndrome: Girls Gone Mean
If we're not careful, big groups breed shallow friendships.
May 6, 2013
The Good Heart of the Adoption Movement
Kathryn Joyce's book, 'The Child Catchers,' misses out on how adoption benefits women.
May 3, 2013
Ignoring Worker Injustice Won't Make It Go Away
Taking the source of our shopping seriously.
April 30, 2013
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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