Church Life+Ministry

Idolatry, the Gospel, and the Imitation of God
Why evangelicals have taken such an interest in idols.
Warning on Witches
Missionaries may be encouraging witchcraft accusations.
Why Natural Law Arguments Make Evangelicals Uncomfortable
A recent paper highlights the differences between evangelical and Catholic defense of traditional marriage.
Profiting from the Past
Will Christian history books ever sell?
King's Cross
The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
Sin in the Double Helix
Reports linking moral behavior to genetic traits actually prove Scripture's claims, not undermine them.
Share Sacred Spaces?
Observers discuss whether churches should lend worship space to other religions.
Why a Jailed Missionary in Haiti Is Getting Little Attention
Danny Pye has been jailed for five months without charges.
Rob Bell's Bridge Too Far
The controversial pastor raises crucial questions, but offers answers that may sabotage his goals.
The End of Worship Wars
But we're still learning from one another.
Not Many of You Should Presume to Be Bloggers
How social media changed theological debate.
The Trajectory of Worship
What's really happening when we praise God in song?
Worship in Black and White
Racial reconciliation happens when we not only sing each other's songs but learn the stories embedded in those songs.
Pop Goes the Worship
Religion professor T. David Gordon says Muzak has shaped singing in church.
iPhone Apps and the Old Adam
A meditation on corporate confession for Ash Wednesday.
Whatever Happened to Amazing Grace?
Why John Newton's famous hymn failed to win, place, or show.
The Hymns That Keep on Going
The 27 worship songs that have made the hymnal cut time and again.
Polling Evangelicals: Not Pro-Union, but Split Over Unions Versus Government
A Pew Research Center survey suggests evangelicals have the lowest favorability toward government employee unions of any religious group.
Pope Benedict XVI Points Fingers on Who Killed Jesus
Jews bear no collective guilt for crucifixion, he says.
Heaven, Hell, and Rob Bell: Putting the Pastor in Context
He's not the first to try to resolve old biblical tensions in new ways.

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Police Officers Are Burning Out. Can Chaplains Help?
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