Church Life+Ministry

'Hunger Can Be Conquered'
And, says former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow, churches have a crucial role to play.
'Jesus Was a Rebel'
Okay, he was. What's your point?
Q+A: Philip Ryken, Wheaton's Next President
'I want to cultivate a campus-wide community of grace.'
Robert Park's North Korea Mission
A 28-year-old missionary was reportedly inspired by the martyrdom of Robert Jermain Thomas.
Dearth of Jobs, Death to the Family?
Where others have failed, the church must meet society's looming challenge.
The Trouble with Twilight
Theology professor Beth Felker Jones suggests Christians should look for hidden messages in the vampire buzz.
Should Churches Be as Friendly as a Bar?
Perhaps people are looking for something else.
An Olympic Chaplain
The head Christian chaplain at the Vancouver Olympics draws on years of playing professional hockey in U.S. and Sweden.
Sport Is More Than Play
A response to Shirl Hoffman's "Fanatics."
Oppression in the Home
A book helping churches respond to an issue we'd rather not think about.
State Department: Now's Not the Time for Haitian Adoptions
Official says first priority should be placing Haitian children with Haitian families.
Lent—Why Bother?
Three authors weigh the merits of observing Lent.
For Churches, How Much Risk Is Too Much?
For some leaders, taking steps to prevent disasters is a matter of faithfulness.
Are We Transformed Yet?
Why the spiritually mature don't talk about how God has made them spiritually mature.
Breadwinners and Benefactors
Lynn Cohick argues that early Christian women were more active in public life than we might think.
Introverts for Jesus, Unite!
How to get along with the extroverts who populate the Western church.
Amen, and a Foul
It is important to distinguish between individuals in sports and the system of sports. Both are broken due to the Fall.
More Sports Talk
But not the kind you hear on ESPN.
Sports Fanatics
How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture—and what might be done about it.
Selling Jesus to Optimistic America
How the positive thinking movement has shaped the church.

Top Story November 10, 2020

Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Jon Tyson: ‘Run into the Controversy’
Why the NYC pastor’s goal is “to winsomely offend everybody.”

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