Top 10 Articles in February 2009
Can you tell whether a church is healthy or not on your first visit? What is it the guy in the pew wants the pastor to know about his prayers? And what does an emergency landing in the Hudson River have to do with President Obama? Find out all this and more in Crosswalk.com's Top 10 articles of February.
By Ray Pritchard
"I have come to the conclusion that there are two very obvious indicators of church health that the one-time visitor can gauge very quickly."
By Joe McKeever
Pastor, you need to give some thought to what you say from the pulpit. I'm not referring to the sermon...
By John Piper
John Piper considers the connection between US Air 1549's Hudson River landing and the inauguration of President Obama, and finds a parable about God's longsuffering patience with humanity.
By Christa Banister
Considering that the source material was a relatively short, best-selling self-help book, He's Just Not That into You serves as an insightful yet equally disturbing barometer of our culture's perspective on relationships.
By LeAnn Weiss
How can a wife reach her husband's heart? Rebecca, wife of an exhausted youth minister, came up with a gift that far surpassed the obligatory romance of Valentine's Day...
By Deborah Raney and Tobi Layton
How can a wife reconcile her body image with the standards of a celebrity culture, the natural desires of her husband, and the truth of God's Word?
By Roger Elliot
Following a brutal raid on six Christian brothers and their café because they had opened for business during Ramadan, a judge sentenced them to three years in prison with hard labor.
By Rick Renner
When you understand everything that is connected to the sycamine tree, you’ll know exactly why Jesus chose to use this tree as an example of bitterness and unforgiveness in Luke 17:6.
By David & Lisa Frisbie
I hear very similar questions from almost every married couple I counsel: Can we get to a deeper place, to a life that is meaningful and fulfilling, to the kind of connectedness and unity, lasting romance, and satisfaction that both of us always hoped for?
By Cliff Young
We almost innately compare ourselves to one another. We desire what we do not have, we judge others for what they possess, and, as a result, we don’t seek to understand God’s specific will for our own lives.
Originally published March 04, 2009.
