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Polyamory: Pastors’ Next Sexual Frontier
These once-taboo relationships are showing up in churches across the US.
News & ReportingImportant Developments in the Church and the World
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Latest Burkina Faso Church Attack Kills 24, Including Pastor
Sunday’s raid left 18 more wounded and burned down the town church. - Feb 17,
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15 Killed in Fire at Haiti Orphanage Run by US Church
The controversial Church of Bible Understanding lost accreditation several years ago for unsanitary conditions at the facility. - Feb 14,
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Even for Christians, Trump Has Become a Dating Deal-Breaker
More American couples set out to be “equally yoked” on political matters too. - Feb 11,
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Christian College Grads Care More About Helping, Less About Money
Study suggests religious schools should emphasize distinctives.
Coronavirus Fears Mean We Need More Communion, Not LessA pastor and former CDC medical officer considers the outbreak’s real threats to churches.
Developing Leaders in a Brain Drain Community: Demographic Realities & Church Leadership RolesIdentifying, equipping, and releasing leaders is critical to church health and growth.
It Doesn’t Matter If the Coronavirus Whistleblower Was a ChristianThere’s little evidence of his faith. The church has something to learn from his life anyway.
Dominique DuBois Gilliard’s Truth Is Louder Than His TraumaHow one author laid the groundwork for an unassailable case
Lessons from the Long-Shot Bid to Bring Christian Liberal-Arts Education to RussiaThe Russian-American Christian University had a brief lifespan and a limited enrollment. But the school planted seeds that might flower in the future.
God Will Not Speak to You Through SkywritingOur desperate pleas for a clear sign from the heavens may be answered already.
My Husband Is Deconstructing His Faith. How Do I Journey with Him?This Valentine’s Day, some of us are called to love unbelieving wives and husbands.
Why Steve Timmis Was Accused of ‘Spiritual Abuse’What makes bullying and manipulation in church contexts unique.
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Acts 29 CEO Removed Amid ‘Accusations of Abusive Leadership’Steve Timmis was acclaimed for his model of close church community. But former members claim that inside The Crowded House, he resorted to bullying and control. -
My Husband Is Deconstructing His Faith. How Do I Journey with Him?This Valentine’s Day, some of us are called to love unbelieving wives and husbands.
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Here Come the Skinny CowsFour reasons tithes and offerings are about to drop dramatically.
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3000 Baptisms: But Where in Jerusalem?We suggest they were baptized in mikvahs south of the temple.(Jesus Creed) -
Why Do Fewer Christian Women Work in Science?
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The Synod of Dort Was Protestantism’s Biggest DebateWhy Arminians and Reformers squared off 400 years ago. -
The Old Testament Twins We’ve ForgottenJacob and Esau get all the attention. Yet it’s another pair of brothers who reveal the heart of the biblical story. -
Here Come the Skinny CowsFour reasons tithes and offerings are about to drop dramatically.
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On Earth as It Is in FlightTravel reminds us of our God-ordained dependence on others. -
Religious Parents are Remarkably Similar, Even When They Belong to Different ReligionsIn over 200 interviews, sociologist Christian Smith and his colleagues discovered a striking degree of consensus on the fundamentals of bringing children to faith.
