Church Life+Ministry
Loving My Labyrinthine Church
Our tangled building tells an evolving story.
Put Down the Church Attendance Scorecard
Shame and peer pressure don’t lead to healthy discipleship.
Innovative Church Practices, Inspired by Stock Photos: The Bible Sniffer
Your pew Bibles should always smell, like, super good.
The Church’s Law-Grace Throwdown: 300 Years and Going Strong
A group of 18th-century Scottish churchmen fought bitterly over the right teaching. How we can we avoid veering toward their extremes?
We Need Mentors in Our Spiritual Lives, Too
Diverse relationships within the church help teach and train.
Why International Adoptions by Americans Have Hit a 35-Year Low
Most of the decline comes from three countries.
Here Is the Church, but Where Is the Steeple?
How those transcendent spires fell out of cultural favor, and why it's time to bring them back.
How Do We Understand Blessing in a #Blessed Era?
Our social media mocking hasn’t gotten us closer to what it really means to live in God’s favor.
Wayne Jolley Dies as Dozens Leave The Gathering
Founder of cult-like group in Franklin, Tennessee, was accused of spiritual and sexual abuse.
Should More US Churches Host Mandarin-Language Services?
China has overtaken Mexico as the No. 1 sender of legal immigrants to America.
My Son’s Autism Changed Everything—Even Our Church
I came to see special needs families as an unreached people group.
Q+A: Darlene Zschech, the ‘Mama Bear’ of Worship Music
The former Hillsong leader talks about the industry 20 years after ‘Shout to the Lord’
When I Didn’t Love My Adopted Child
After welcoming our new daughter, I saw my sin more clearly than ever before.
Rabbi: Passover Is for Christians, Too
Reform leader offers one Jewish perspective on New Testament tradition.
MLB Wife Julianna Zobrist: 'Baseball Is All My Kids Have Ever Known'
How the Christian singer and her Chicago Cubs husband keep faith and family first.
Tullian Tchividjian Confesses Second Affair Concealed by Two Coral Ridge Elders
(UPDATED) Tchividjian prays his story will 'serve as a warning' on sin, while Florida ministry leaders who tried to help reflect on what they’d do differently.
From Dumpster Diving to the American Dream
How do upwardly mobile Christians follow a downwardly mobile God?
Christian Parents: Your Children Need More Than a Bomb Shelter
An excerpt from 'You Are What You Love.'
Why We Still Need Kierkegaard
Evangelicals shouldn’t forget his mission to make faith more ‘difficult.’
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'Finally': What the Pope and the Patriarch's Cuba Meeting Meant
A snapshot of Christian witness in the world (as it appeared in our April issue).
Top Story June 1, 2024
Church leaders mobilized prayer for parliament and state elections, knowing the question wasn’t whether Hindu nationalists would win but the size of their mandate.
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