In case you missed them the first time, here are the recent posts that got readers talking.

What our regular bloggers are taking to the pool.

For those wanting to get back to the park and the poolside, here's a retrospective round-up, a list of the most-read posts from June to September. Enjoy!

Two authors with new books arrive at different points on the belief spectrum.

Despite today's news that Friday will likely bring negotiation talks, countless Kenyans still await food, shelter.

Her and Eckhart Tolle's webinars on A New Earth attracted 2 million participants.

Another lively exchange in the origins debate.

The Pulitzer winner surveyed the spiritual emptiness of post-World War II family life.

Update: Calvary Chapel-Golden Springs responds, 'no we will not.'

The Supreme Court ruled in April that the war memorial could stay on federal land despite church-state concerns.

Indignation is the discourse du jour on the Internet. We can do better.

(UPDATED) Longstanding IRS exemption—last revised after Rick Warren dispute in 2002—currently saves pastors and other clergy $700 million per year.

(Almost) everything you've heard about them is wrong.

The author of three books and longtime Her.meneutics contributor talks about her hopes for the site.

Why we need one from time to time.

How drive and dogged pursuit are aspects of bearing God's image. An adapted excerpt from 'A Woman’s Place.'