Lessons from the Altar Girls Controversy - David Murrow would be well-versed on the broader topic, so he picked up on this story right away. "Girls were excited to begin serving at the altar back in the ‘90s. But once girls became the majority (and performed so well) boys began losing interest. So more girls stepped forward. Eventually altar service became a female-dominated activity. At this point no self-respecting boy wanted to have anything to do with the altar because it was seen as something that girls did ... Star of the Sea [parish] also noted that girls generally did a better job than boys—which further discouraged boys from serving. Boys are intensely competitive. Once a male realizes he’s no good at something (or a girl is better than he is) he often feels like quitting."

On Church Being Fun - This is an excerpt from John Piper at a recent conference. "I think one of the reasons so many worship services in America are so playful and amusing and ...