Church Life+Ministry

The Right Side of History Is Full of Rewrites
Both same-sex marriage advocates and opponents have seen national recognition of the unions as inescapable. But fortune tellers don’t have great track records.
Marriage Help Comes to Capitols
How experts are trying to shape divorce policies in fresh ways.
What Did the Supreme Court Really Change Today?
The rulings today on DOMA and Proposition 8 are an opportunity for gospel witness.
Our Eulogy for Exodus International
Its end feels like the death of a loved one with whom we've had a complicated history.
Making Films With, Not About, the Homeless
Neighborhood Film Company includes adults in recovery in the production process.
Exodus in the Wilderness
Alan Chambers's impassioned apology reflects many elements of godly repentance, but it also goes awry in three key ways.
The Fitness-Driven Church
Across the country, congregations are whipping members into shape with highly marketed, faith-based health programs. What's right—and troubling—about the trend.
The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense
How one church leader in Georgia is breaking the longstanding divide between Protestants and Orthodox.
The Feel-Good Faith of Evangelicals
Are we really as “biblical” as we think we are?
Sponsoring a Movement
Former sponsored children like Moses Pulei pay it forward in their hometowns.
Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness
Amy Simpson challenges the church to step up its ministry to a vulnerable population.
Saved by My Refugee Neighbors
How a group of Asian immigrants took a privileged, wandering guy into their family and embraced me.
How Psychology Shapes Our Prejudice
Christena Cleveland, a social psychologist, is helping churches and faith-based groups transcend deep-seated divisions.
Don't Let Women's Ministry Turn People Into Projects
The quest for mentorship to benefit us both.
A Better World For Kids
Economist Charles Kenny offers a contrarian take on global poverty.
Is Fatherhood Fading Out?
A Christian response to the boom in absent dads.
The Secret to Why Sponsorship Works
Child sponsorship provides the most basic necessity.
Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child
A top economist shares the astounding news about that little picture hanging on our refrigerator.
Mourning a Daughter's Suicide
How family and faith sustained Frank Page as he grieved the loss of his sweet, but troubled, Melissa.
Choosing Marriage Over the Mission Field
How Tim Kietzman, a successful missionary eye doctor, chose quiet faithfulness despite enormous needs in Pakistan.

Top Story April 28, 2024

India Says It Has a Border Crisis. Christians Say the Solution Will Divide Them.
India Says It Has a Border Crisis. Christians Say the Solution Will Divide Them.
The government plans to close its porous border with Myanmar to boost security, separating ethnic groups that straddle the boundary.

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