Did you miss them? If so, click on the links below. For your viewing pleasure, we look back at the most read articles on Crosswalk.com in 2007. Is your favorite on the list?
1. A Shocking “Confession” from Willow Creek Community Church
Bob Burney
Willow Creek has released the results of a multi-year study on the effectiveness of their programs and philosophy of ministry. The report reveals that most of what they have been doing for these many years and what they have taught millions of others to do is not producing solid disciples of Jesus Christ. Numbers yes, but not disciples.
2. Four Ways Husbands Can Improve Their Marriages
Gary Smalley
Over the years we have interviewed hundreds of wives, and many of them communicated several areas where they desired to see change in their husbands.
3. Gay and Christian?
Regis Nicoll
Homosexual orientation is “a gift from God?” Active gays lead a “deeply spiritual life?” What about all those Bible passages condemning homosexual behavior?
4. Sex and the Christian Marriage
Betsy St. Amant
I’ve been married for almost three years now, and finally, I no longer blush bright red when the word “sex” is mentioned out loud. It’s more of a faint pink tinge.
5. Song Story: "In Christ Alone"
Debra Akins
Stuart Townend and Keith Getty both admit they are motivated by the idea of capturing biblical truth in songs and hymns that will not only cause people to express their worship in church, but will build them up in their Christian lives. “I’ve been amazed by the response to this song,” says Townend. “We’ve had some incredible e-mails about how people have been helped by the song through incredibly difficult circumstances.”
6. You Attract to Yourself Relationships That Fit You
Dr. Henry Cloud
In The Secret Things of God, author Dr. Henry Cloud offers a positive Christian alternative to the best-selling The Secret. He reveals where Scripture transcends and differs from mainstream thought, as he points out spiritual truths that make life work.
7. Singles Q&A: How Do You Catch His Attention?
Carolyn McCulley
Though it was an unusual question, I understood it immediately: “How does a woman appropriately, biblically, humbly, and submissively go about ‘cracking the twigs and stirring the leaves?’ A friend of mine said that it seems like girls end up ‘breaking logs and throwing leaves’ too vigorously at times.”
8. “The Golden Compass”: Innocent Adventure or Atheist Gateway?
Eric Rice
Witches are our friends … little girls can lie to anyone as long as it is for the “right” cause … “daemons” are our friends (and souls) and take the form of animals. These are some of the lessons we learn in The Golden Compass.
9. 9 Lies Women Tell Themselves About Men
Julie Ferwerda
For most of my own life, I was the one lying to myself. If anyone knew the lies women tell themselves to justify getting into bad relationships that led to bad marriages, it was me.
10. Evan Almighty: An Ark to Remember
Christa Banister
In the summer where sequels have dominated the silver screen, director Tom Shadyac wasn’t content to settle for the cinematic status quo. So instead of simply continuing the much-loved story of wacky Bruce Nolan from 2003’s Bruce Almighty, he wanted to tell a different story that revolved around Bruce scene-stealer Evan Baxter, who was played by a still relatively unknown actor named Steve Carell.
