Study Finds Evangelism Can Turn People Off

A study conducted by the Church of England found the surprising result:

Non-believers were asked if a practicing Christian had ever spoken to them about ...

Cancelled Wedding Inspires Feast For The Needy

An El Dorado Hills, California family overcame their own emotional turmoil to turn a canceled wedding into a special event for approximately 100 less ...

IRS Agent Serves as a Parable of the Church

Christian leader Mark Labberton relates a personal story about when he had a seemingly unsolvable problem with the IRS. Labberton writes:

After several ...

Former Atheist On Her Skeptical Worldview

As an atheist university professor, Dr. Holly Ordway, was convinced that by definition faith is utterly irrational. She would eventually become a Christian, ...

A Lesson for the Church from Selling Razors

A man goes into a store to buy some razor blades. They're locked up. He tries to get in, but it's like robbing Fort Knox. No one is around to ...

The Church Is Like a Bad High School Band

Earl Palmer, an author and former pastor, once countered critics who rail against the church for its hypocritical, scandalous, and often irrelevant footprint ...

Words That Have Changed Meaning Over Time

Words change meaning over time in ways that might surprise you. Here are just a few examples of words (so, preacher, take your choice) you may not have ...

Church Gives Prostitutes a Second Chance

The Huffington Post ran a beautiful story about a church in Honolulu called Bluewater Mission. This small church started a restaurant called Seed, which ...

'Secular' Columnist Praises Work of Missionary

Nicholas Kristof, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times wrote a column entitled, "A Little Respect for Dr. Foster." Kristof makes clear ...

Does the Church Suffer from Agoraphobia?

When I was young, growing up in the United Kingdom, my family and I could always count on our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Oglive, to be around. We left a ...