Phyllis Tickle thinks cookbooks and prayerbooks have a lot in common.

Will U.S. military assistance in destroying coca fields only increase violence?

Christians plan to take shari'a to court.

Plus: Chiapas tensions cool, Russian Orthodox bishops meet, and other stories from mainstream media sources around the world.

Racial categories don't mean what they used to. Hallelujah.

Fictional Mayberry is setting for hit Bible study.

Plus: Columbine killer's pastor resigns, what Amsterdam 2000 didn't do, and other news stories from the mainstream press.

The story that wasn't in James Cameron's Titanic.

A veteran missiologist and marketing analyst implores the missions community to tabulate less and pray more

Many question whether attempted assassination of Pope fulfilled prophecy.

Plus: Christy still thrills, Godspell returns, and other stories from around the Internet.

An hour of quiet is a rare gift, hard to come by in an ordinary week, even for those who seek it.

Hundreds die in Philippines dump tragedy, but churches move quickly to care for the orphaned and injured.

'Extremely harsh judgment' for El-Kosheh Copt to be appealed.

The SBC's new Faith and Message brings needed clarity—but maybe at the cost of honest diversity.

What Christian film critics have to say about The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Space Cowboys, Hollow Man, and other current releases.

Plus: More Amsterdam 2000 coverage, Clinton goes to Willow Creek, and other stories from around the Internet.

You're a leader. How do you feel about that?

Too many believers pick and choose their own truths.