In children's ministry, communicating with parents is essential.

Turn acts of disobedience into lessons about grace and righteousness.

Plus: Needing permission to convert, the Africa Bible Commentary, Jibla Hospital three years later, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Spiritual formation can happen without saying a word.

Plus: Syncretism in America, a priest's college suit, AIDS fakery, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Mark Driscoll praises Jesus, blasts mega-churches, and extols Reformed theology.

Gordon MacDonald on rest for the high mileage believer.

Plus: "Overstated" excommunication risk for Catholic stem-cell researchers? N.Y. human rights body backs off roller rink, witch doctors embrace Scripture, Keith Richards's Christian album, and other stories from online sources around the world.

I was cleaning up the living room, picking up newspapers and throwing toys into the toy box, muttering about how many pairs of shoes were on the floor instead of in the closet.

Hot times, summer in the city … Summer is here alright, in the cities and yes, even in the suburbs.

Every children's ministry is different.

'Jesus gives us strength,' says a Congolese pastor.

Five artists who captured the imagination of the church

The theme of Christ's death followed Michelangelo through his whole life.

We've all seen it. An entire generation grew up with this image of Jesus in their minds. But who made it, and how did it become so popular?

Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel make a profound statement about the creation story—and the artist's own creativity.