3 Facts about Easter in America

The Acton Institute blog collected some interesting stats about Easter:

• In 2015, more Americans searched for "church" on Google in the week leading up to Easter Sunday (April 5) than any other week in the year. (When including the word "service"—so that the full search term is "church service"—Christmas overtakes Easter, though the two remain high above the rest in terms of search activity throughout the year.)

Millennials Losing Trust in Institutional Church

A report from Pew Research concluded that younger generations tend to have more positive views than their elders of a number of institutions that play ...

Divorce Statistics Debunked

Have you ever quoted the facts about the 50% divorce rate? Have you ever lamented the fact that the divorce rate was the same in the church? Researcher ...

Stats on What We Like/Dislike about Christmas

A 2013 Pew Research poll asked people what they like or dislike the most about the Christmas holiday season. Here's a list of what people most look forward ...

Americans Claim to Attend Church Much More Than They Do

According to a study from the Public Religion Research Institute, Americans may not be telling the truth about church attendance. But the real story here ...

An Apology Letter to the Local Church

Katelyn Beaty wrote a creative, semi-humorous, but deeply moving piece titled, "An Open Apology to the Local Church." Beaty's letter isn't ...

Look Who's Coming to Church?

The Christian Science Monitor ran a fascinating report on the changing landscape of church attendance in one of the most spiritually cold places in the ...

Father Answers His Son's Question about Worship

In his book Letters to My Children, Daniel Taylor responds to a series of questions from his young children. At one point his son Matthew asks, "Church ...

U.S. Marine Lieutenant Leads by Example

At the age of 23, Second Lieutenant Karl Marlantes was in charge of 40 marines during an intense battle in the Vietnam War. Marlantes had moved his men ...

Ancient Christian Wisdom on Staying Committed to Community

When you experience conflict or pain in a church setting, don't run away to another church. It's often better to stay put and work through it. That's ...