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Learning to Love the Life You Have: What I’ve Been Reading Lately

Grace is the most distinctive idea within the Christian faith, but it is also the most controversial. It is what attracts people the most, but is also the stumbling block over which many fall. It drew thousands to Jesus during his life, but also...

We often refer to the song portion of a service as “worship,” but worship isn’t confined to what happens at church or the music.

Don Imus, the hugely popular radio shock jock, made headlines last week for using a racial epithet to describe the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. As the world rightly condemns him, we all need to take a look in the mirror and say,...

A core component of leading small groups is facilitating conversation. Here's why asking questions, and inviting silence, are two of your most effective tools for a spiritually impactful discussion.

Perhaps the United Methodist Church can learn from its Methodist cousin…before the “traditionalists” have to separate and start their own denomination.

Let's talk about spiritual disciplines that every Christian should apply in their lives for spiritual growth. Some examples of spiritual disciplines include fasting, prayer, Bible reading, meditation, and worship.

Those who bring a Christian worldview to the Enneagram have the gospel land on their heart in a new way, and it frees them. Nothing about the Christian approach to the Enneagram is encouraging sin. Instead, the Enneagram serves as a tool that...

We all long for justice, and we can all tell that the world is not a just place. But should we leave justice up to God, or seek to achieve it ourselves?

Even though Sweet Magnolias is somewhat of a charcuterie board of Christianity, picking and choosing aspects of faith it wants to use, it is still a very nuanced and dynamic show that depicts Christian life and faith in a relatively realistic...

Can someone truly commit apostasy, or is “once saved, always saved” an unbreakable promise? The question sparks deep divisions within Christianity, with some insisting that true believers can never fall away, while others point to biblical...

These 12 books have made a huge impact on us as editors and Christians, and we believe they are essential for any graduate’s library.

Teaching high school literature can be intimidating. How do I know which type of program to choose? What best fits my child's learning style? What are the options for teaching this subject area? Read on for the answers to these pressing questions.

This is not a "liberal" or an "evangelical" issue, but a call by God to respond to an urgent human crisis with the healing spirit of Jesus Christ. Global aids education, prevention, treatment and care must become a priority agenda in the church's...

I received many responses to last week’s article, Marriage Survives! Can it Endure? Some revealed the very problem I was addressing: the next generation, including many Christians, are either confused or compromised on the issue of homosexuality...

Every single one of us has something to be grateful for, no matter how grim things look in our individual lives.