Make sure the people who visit want to return.

My advice to a younger pastor facing an inevitable personal conflict.

Reality, however harsh, is preferable to sweetened memories.

Develop an effective strategy for finding the key people you need on staff and volunteer teams.

Five Questions for Good to Great author Jim Collins

"Turning to the rock … of the '60s, pirating worship songs, and other stories from online sources around the world"

Joni Eareckson Tada's poignant memoir probes God's use of suffering

"Donald Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, talks about why Christians need writers who honestly deal with their faults and why penguin sex is an apt metaphor for believing in Christ"

Court challenge to new law expected.

The Episcopal Church's House of Deputies approves Gene Robinson as New Hampshire Bishop. The House of Bishops will vote today.

The church is not a bus where one person does the driving. It's like an anthill, where everyone works.

Botox injections as a spiritual discipline

Kids Hope USA shows the power of mentoring children

A Lutheran theologian and journalist examines the Robinson confirmation

"Previews of today's Episcopal Church gay bishop vote, and many other stories from online sources around the world."

"Critics try to forget American Wedding, Gigli, and Buffalo Soldiers. But Dirty Pretty Things wins applause as one of the summer's best films and Seabiscuit and Whale Rider get further examination. Plus: Debate about The Passion continues"

What happens to the self when the brain is injured or malformed?

"For Episcopalians, the night may be darkest before the dawn."

Arthur Roberts offers his compelling vision of the afterlife in Exploring Heaven