Church Life+Ministry
Five Books to Encourage Single Parents
Chosen by Anna Meade Harris, author of ‘God’s Grace for Every Family: Biblical Encouragement for Single Parent Families and the Churches That Seek to Love Them Well.’
The Evil Ideas Behind October 7
The Hamas attacks in Israel have a grotesque ideological history and deserve unflinching moral judgment.
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An Orphan Took Over an Orphanage. Its Mission Changed.
Emanuel Nabieu was taken in by the Child Rescue Center 16 years ago. Now he is taking the organization in a different direction.
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Medical Cost Sharing Ministry Stole Millions
And other brief news from Christians around the world.
Hackers Try to Take AI to Church
Colorado “hackathon” inspires search for algorithms to help Christian congregations.
Is the Pope Catholic? Then These Christians Say Don’t Pray with Him.
In Europe, evangelicals are divided over the right relationship with Rome.
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The Weird True History of the Easter Bunny
From Constantinople to “the Singing Cowboy,” the odd folk tradition of egg-delivering rabbits was invented bit by bit.
Empty Streets to the Empty Grave
While reporting in Israel, photographer Michael Winters captures an unusually vacant experience at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
How Contemporary Christian Music Explains American Christianity
When the CCM business model faltered, it gave way to what sells even better: politics and fearmongering.
Black Americans Who Leave Church Don’t Go Far
How their disaffiliation stands to have a bigger impact on their communities and why leaders are hopeful they’ll come back.
Try to Talk Before You Go
Cutting off “toxic” people is social media’s go-to mental health advice. But Jesus commands us to seek conversation and reconciliation.
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Why Evangelicals Aren’t Afraid of Being Outnumbered by Nones
Church leaders believe Christ still offers the answers that the religiously unaffiliated are looking for, even if religious baggage is driving them away.
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Are the Prayers of a Righteous Fan Powerful and Effective?
Ministry leaders—and Africa Cup football fanatics—from six nations weigh in on God’s role in sports.
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How the Church Can Help Black Women Heal
Being a “strong Black woman” was my badge of honor, until it almost killed me.
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My Students Are Reading John Mark Comer, and Now I Know Why
The popular pastor’s latest works inhabit a fruitful tension between inheriting church tradition and rebuilding it for today’s world.
The Glory of Weightiness
When life is too much to bear, our need for a savior becomes clear.
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To Be Met at the Garden Tomb
Jesus lingers with us in our loss, both during and beyond Easter.
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The Reflexive Response of Grace
How Jesus reconditions our life even after we fail him.
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After this week’s UMC votes on LGBTQ issues, African Methodists should join American conservatives in the new Global Methodist denomination.
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