News

Go Figure: June 2013

Secularism

57% : Americans who have not read the Bible in the past week. 33% : Americans who have not attended a Christian church in the past year. 27% : Americans who have never made a committment to Jesus. Source: Barna Group.

Doctrine

26% : Protestant churchgoers who say people can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity. 58% : Protestant churchgoers who say Christianity is the only path to eternal life. Source: LifeWay Research

Conversion

85% : Muslim converts who cited "the love of Christians" as the major factor that drew them to Christianity. 60% : Those who said it was the "exclusive factor." 30% : Those who cited "disappointment with Islam" as a major factor. 25% : Those who citied "dreams and visions" as a major factor. Source: Biblical Missiology.

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A Better World For Kids

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Sponsoring a Movement

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Editorial

Planting Deep Roots

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

Mark Regnerus, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Russell Moore

A Fractured and Beautiful Faith

Patrick Stafford

Review

You Only Die Once

Brett McCracken

Finding the Right Words for God's Word

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My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

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The Whole Gospel in One Word

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Marriage Help Comes to Capitols

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A Flood of Arks

The Fitness-Driven Church

The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense

William E. Yoder in Moscow

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Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness

Michael Mangis

Excerpt

It's the Thoughts That Count

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The Secret to Why Sponsorship Works

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Love the Lord with All Your Voice

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Our Francis, Too

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Why Christian Groups Oppose America's Anti-Prostitution Stance

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The Golden Fish

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Owen Strachan

A Terrifying Grace

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The Forgotten Millennials

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New & Noteworthy Books

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Wilson's Bookmarks

John Wilson

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