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There's home, and there's work, and then there are "third" places where community life and creative interaction occur. Sound like the Church? It...

The powerful story of Narnia resonates with people because they understand the challenges and obstacles of life. While courage and determination...

Amazingly enough, every November as Thanksgiving approaches I hear fear expressed in one form or the other. But we must not give in to that spirit!

Zechariah 4:10 reads, "Who has despised the day of small things?" So I asked Christian friends the question: "What small things have you seen God...

The "different gospel" to which the Galatians were turning went something like this: Repent and believe in Jesus, showing that you really want to...

Art was once the domain of the Church: Christians created art that glorified God and drew people closer to His Son. Today, however, much of the...

Competition isn't necessarily a bad thing. It can push people to do their best in service to God.

We're not recommending that pastors should routinely endorse or oppose various candidates in political elections. Many pastors might decide never...

Who were these Magi and what inspired them to saddle up their camels and head west in search of a Child-King?

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild? Or, have we forgotten how wild and untamed the Lord really is? We interview the author of Domesticated Jesus to find...

An announcement about the celebration of the Lord's Supper made someone wonder if they needed to bring coleslaw. Awesome. But this is not a...

What exactly is it that we know now that necessitates a change in the hard won wisdom of nearly every ancient culture?

You do want your church to be pleasing to the Lord, don't you? Of course we come quickly to the understanding that we can't easily change our...

Turning around the sagging fortunes of mainline Protestant churches isn't rocket science; we just can't find the will to do what needs to be done....

How do you fail at failing? According to a recent article in Time magazine, all you have to do is study the recent collapse of Blockbuster. “Yes,...