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Onward, Christian Couple

How marriages can survive deployment—with some help from the church.

You Can't Buy Your Way to Social Justice

Why the activism of some fellow Americans scares me.

Sorority Syndrome: Girls Gone Mean

If we're not careful, big groups breed shallow friendships.

Tears at the Table

My 'holy discontent' over hunger in America.

Andy Crouch and Gabe Lyons Define the Common Good

And discuss how Christians can revive the historically rich phrase.

The Art of Art Collecting

Christy Tennant Krispin's show "Close to Home" aimed to take the elitism out of arts patronage.

Single Ladies Need Better Work-Life Balance, Too

Sheryl Sandberg's lessons for all of us, including the church.

It Takes a Church to Raise a Child

How my community taught me the true cost of parenthood.

A Place for Creatives to Come and Perch

Mercury Studio takes the temperature of Durham's arts scene.

Doing an Inverted 180 on Colorado's Dead Forests

How Barry Clark saw opportunity for beauty and business in his destroyed landscape.

Working Together… From Home

A message to Marissa Mayer: It's not where we work, but how we work that matters.

Salvation at the Storefront Church

How Peacemakers International is giving Detroit drug dealers and prostitutes a hope and a home.

It's OK to Talk Like a Christian

Skip the trendy vocab, not the biblical terms.

Not Your Father's Christian Community Development

How John Perkins's CCDA has changed to respond to 21st-century realities.

Stop Telling Christian Singles What They Can't Do

Celebrating the rich possibilities of chastity

David Platt Wants You to Get Serious About Following Christ

You've given up on the American Dream, and you're ready to embrace authentic faith in Jesus. The author of Radical tells you what comes next.

Why Are Christians Such Bad Tippers?

A theological defense of paying servers their 15 percent... or more.

The Myth of the Christian Nut Job

Relax. Non-Christians think your faith is less weird than you do.

A Sliver of Shalom in the Suburbs

How my Christian community used a plot of land to plant community in an isolated neighborhood.

Loving the Loners, One Apartment at a Time

Chris and Bethany Priebe say Christians' greatest 'mission' in Phoenix may be relationship.

The Problem with the #First-World-Problem Trend

Instead of inciting real change, the Internet meme just breeds guilt about legitimate complaints.

Will Neighbor Love Persist after Hurricane Sandy?

It shouldn't take a natural disaster to get us to remember the people next door.

Want to Change the World? Call a Meeting

Most pivotal moments in history start with a conversation, not a retweet.

The Best Business Plan? Relationships

If Phoenix Christian Jade Meskill's success is any indication, collaboration and investing in employees isn't pie-in-the-sky idealism. It's just smart business.

Why Suburbia Really Is Affecting Your Spiritual Life

Eric Jacobsen, author of 'The Space Between: A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment,' says place matters for human flourishing.

The Problem with "Awkward Couples of Liberty University"

And other postmodern instruments of public shame.

Taste the Soup

Sometimes understanding follows obedience.

The Village Genius

Joe Johnston's residential community is designed for, well, community.

Review: Community Is Messy  Subscriber access only

A brief look.

The Story-Telling City Planner: Ebony Walden Infuses Poetry and Place

The Charlottesville leader believes Christians should be 'the 'most' involved, interacting, and creative' neighbors of all.

Building a Beloved Community around Persons with Disabilities

North Street Community seeks to embed the marginalized in Durham, North Carolina's common life.

Not Your Typical Indie Music Scene: The Listening Room Speaks

What happens when a Richmond-based concert venue asks audiences to be completely silent.

A Growing Hunger for a Local Voice: Sara Groves and Family Open Art House in St. Paul

Art House North is gathering musicians, photographers, and filmmakers to find 'a creative culture for the common good' of the Twin Cities.

For the Love of Pinterest? A Her.meneutics Hangout with Rachel Held Evans, Sarah Bessey, & More

The bloggers join Her.meneutics regulars Laura Leonard, Rachel Marie Stone, and Sarah Pulliam Bailey.

Nontraditional Believers Recover Christian Community

Renewal in the post-war Balkans comes from outside the God box.

Andrew Sullivan Says Forget the Church. That's Like Saying Forget Grace.

Why Christianity is a many splendored thing

Michael Patton Brews a Potent Theology

The founder of Credo House Ministries teaches theology over a cup of joe.

The Heart of Christian Life: Pillars of Hospitality  Subscriber access only

How to strengthen communities that welcome strangers.

A Senior Moment

The elderly population is steadily growing and will be for years. How some ministries are embracing the challenge.

How to Think about Social Networking in Churches

What do we do with virtual fellowship?

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