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Devotion to Mary is a pervasive element of Catholicism, and one of the features that most clearly distinguishes it from Protestantism. Now comes a...

The great debate about homosexuality – at least as far as evangelicals are concerned – is ultimately not about sexuality. It's about biblical...

I'm not sure where we got the idea that Christianity is for serious, somber, artificially-pious, self-righteous folks, but it's been around for...

Especially in the current economic climate, religious groups should tell workers during hiring that they won't qualify for unemployment benefits.

In our ongoing analysis of The Coming Evangelical Collapse we must inevitably examine what I call the “new ecclesiology” or doctrine of the church....

What should we make of Mueller? Another clay pot who shows us the surpassing power that belongs to God and not to us.

Sooner or later, a pastor ought to be able to narrow down his major theological beliefs to just a few...

There are some jobs no one wants. Take for example, no one wanted to be the guy who had to tell former Yankees boss George Steinbrenner that his...

All across the country, several churches and their pastors are beginning to create a new way of constructing their weekly messages, choosing to...

It may surprise you to know what many Americans consider to be the most serious sin.

Chicken Little and the town crier are at it again. One is lamenting, the other celebrating the impending demise of the evangelical church in...

This is a story about maintaining a much-needed balance in life.

Mentoring is professional sacrifice; magma cum sweat. It puts you to bed late and wakes you up early. Mentoring is like sermon preparation spread...

Measuring success in the local church is never easy. Unfortunately we sometimes act as though it is. We create a set of standards and compare...

There is a snarling, snapping, flesh-tearing evil among us when we minister territorially, jealously, viciously, or attackingly.