Crosswalk.com - Home

Missionary Zeal, Practical Wisdom and Haitian Orphans

Jim Tonkowich — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Compassion for the needy and the desire to help are strong emotions that we ought to encourage. But "it is not good to have zeal without knowledge."

God's Flight Plan: My Experience Covering the Story in Haiti

Russ Jones — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

I have come to realize there are no coincidences in God's economy. He is always reminding me that his plan is better than mine.

Is Dialogue a Basis for Christian Unity?

Kevin DeYoung — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

I have to confess to a certain annoyance with buzz words--warm fuzzy jargon words like "dialogue" and "inclusion." I’m sure at times the annoyance has been of my own creation. They can be perfectly good words after all. But at some point on the I’m-ok-you’re-ok train these words picked up some unwanted baggage.

Striking Balance between Old and New Can End Worship Wars

Joe McKeever — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

There should be no more worship wars among friends. New songs are good, but the old hymns are not bad, and besides, there's evidence to show that too much familiarity breeds discontent.

Critics' Choice: Top Movies of 2009

Editorial Staff & Film Critics — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Oscar season is upon us and we at Crosswalk.com would feel remiss if we didn't comment on our favorite films of 2009. So as is our custom, the editors and regular movie reviewers of Crosswalk have once again voted.

The Time Traveler's Wife Gets Lost in Translation

Christa Banister — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

There's plenty that's lost in translation from book to the big screen in The Time Traveler's Wife—like a rhyme or reason to the time travel itself, anything in the way of character development, or depth of human emotion.

A Serious Man Struggles with an Inscrutable God

Christian Hamaker — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

A Serious Man is one of the Coen brothers' finest efforts outside No Country for Old Men, explicitly addressing comparable religious questions and issues but adding a serious dose of their trademark humor. The story keeps viewers chuckling until the film's sudden, ominous conclusion.