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Higher Ed at a Crossroad

Why the local church should care, and what it can do.

Planting Deep Roots Subscriber access only

When you get serious about cultural change, you get serious about institutions.

Village Green


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

Experts weigh in on how to engage young people.

Is Interfaith Marriage Always Wrong, Given that the Bible Teaches Us Not to Be 'Unequally Yoked'? Subscriber access only

Experts weigh in on biblical bonding.

Speaking Out


Is Fatherhood Fading Out?

A Christian response to the boom in absent dads.

The Despair of Dead Ends

Like St. John of the Cross, we wait expectantly in the darkness.

Her.meneutics


The Feel-Good Faith of Evangelicals

Are we really as “biblical” as we think we are?

Don't Let Women's Ministry Turn People Into Projects

The quest for mentorship to benefit us both.

Columnists

Mark GalliMark Galli

Christian Athletes Are Not Role Models

Ray Lewis and Colin Kaepernick are superb football players—that's all.

On the Death—and Life—of Innocent Children

The 20 slain in Connecticut are not alone, nor without hope.
Carolyn ArendsCarolyn Arends

You Probably Won't Be Sold Into Slavery… Subscriber access only

But one way or another, God will point you to the place where your gifts can serve his people.

The Trouble with Cussing Christians

Do Christians have a unique call to avoid strong language?
Leslie Leyland FieldsLeslie Leyland Fields

The Cosmos's Best-Kept Secret

Who we really are in Christ.

Throwing Christ Over the Cliff

How the church can help the faithful stay faithful.
David NeffDavid Neff

Jesus' Elevator Speech

Or was it his inaugural address? There's a difference.

Who Defines Doctrine?

Often it's not the theologians but the people. Here's why.
Chuck Colson & Timothy GeorgeChuck Colson & Timothy George

Catholics and Baptists Together

The recent synod of bishops sounded notes Protestants can sing.

The Man Who Birthed Evangelicalism

Carl Henry's complex legacy, 100 years after his birth.
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