Church Life+Ministry

The Christians Who Annoy Us Are the Christians We Need Most
Why learning from those outside your tribe is essential to the church’s witness.
The Church Is Your Mom
Maybe not a perfect mother, but a mother worth celebrating nonetheless.
Marriage Is Like a Garden
How to cultivate love and root out weeds in your marriage.
Jon Acuff Starts Over
The funny man, former Dave Ramsey team member, and self-development expert is on to his next gig.
What Christians Can Learn from Secular Business Thinking
Do good and serve others: Biblical lessons from unlikely places.
Theology Feud Pits Half of Town's Protestant Churches Against Another
Coordinated sermon series against ‘progressive Christianity’ seeks to ‘demonstrate the unity of the body of Christ.’
All God’s Children: The Spiritual Cost of Opportunity Inequality
Christians help bridge the gap by making the local church really local.
How Extreme Is Your Love?
The world needs people who love their enemies like Christ.
David Platt: Urgency for the Gospel Led to Policy Changes
IMB president says changes will help unite Southern Baptists on mission.
Cancer Causes InterVarsity President Alec Hill to Leave Campus Ministry Early
Major campus ministry 'enters leadership transition.'
When the Cross and the Crescent Are in the Same Family
How an evangelical mom and Muslim daughter overcame their divide.
Christ Becomes Our ‘Good Enough’
Jesus can transform you through the power of his love.
Is This What Love Looks Like?
Parsing mixed messages about the heart of marriage.
Pew: Evangelicals Stay Strong as Christianity Crumbles in America
Amid changing US religious landscape, Christians ‘decline sharply’ as unaffiliated rise. But born-again believers aren't to blame.
Love Is Slow, but It Lasts
Final thoughts on family, faith, and what matters most.
What Do You Do When You Are in a Storm?
Three things to remember when the waters get rough.
"Looking for Ways to Build Bridges"
A conversation with CT editor Katelyn Beaty about blogging, books, and what's next.
If You See Something, Say Something
The church is starving for honest witnesses to moral failure.
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Nine Favorite Posts from Thin Places
The best of faith, family, disability, and culture as I say goodbye to blogging.
Forgive Us Our Debts: Family Christian Turns to the Law for Grace
The Bible debate inside the bankrupt bookstore chain's searches for a new buyer.

Top Story May 6, 2024

One of Oldest Books in Existence Will Be Sold, Worrying Scholars
One of Oldest Books in Existence Will Be Sold, Worrying Scholars
An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, goes up for auction in June. Will it disappear?

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