A fond look back at the time when growing facial hair was an excommunication-worthy offense.

Peer-reviewed research intensifies parenting debates… and can leave us even more confused.

A protest song for Syrian refugees and suburban soccer moms.

How two Georgia churches are using mobile technology to connect to a new generation of churchgoers.

Women have the power to transform society. But here’s what they need to make it happen.

Things we're reading and discussing this week.

Why happiness and holiness don’t have to be in conflict.

Church planter Brian Dye on how the church is helping to heal a troubled Chicago.

'Culture of Death' sounds the alarm on pending medical bioethics legislation and other troubling trends.

What a 7-month tour through nearly 20 congregations taught me about God's imaginative people.

Introducing a new series from film critic Jeffrey Overstreet.

What a culture of death tells us about a culture of life.

Things we're reading and discussing this week.

In the age of push-button publishing, self-disclosure isn't always God's best.

What started as a pastor's unorthodox 'community outreach' is now bringing strangers together in the name of narrative.

I took up quilting as a hobby. I had no idea it would become a tool for soul care.

The weird story behind the church's go-to communion wine substitute.

A Bible expert diagnoses the bad habits that keep us from feasting on God’s Word.

Country musician Rory Feek shares about faith, heartbreak, and his new film.

Classic doctrines that show us why we must intercede for Christians who are struggling with sin.

How the church has transformed a cup of joe into a universal display of hospitality.

Movie one of three telling stories of sub-Saharan Africa this year.

We asked pastors how they've been praying for America's office-seekers. Here's what they had to say.

Christians still need a better understanding of the complexity of shame.

We’re all so busy debating immigration policy that we’ve forgotten something essential.

"So, you're new here, huh?"

Three years ago, an industrial disaster nearly blew the city of West off the map. Today, local congregations are at the heart of its recovery and revival.

Christians who care about conservation are still too rare a species. A report from the World Conservation Congress.

A stunning window into a life.

A terrific, haunting recasting of the true nature of heroism.

Even with her flaws, the “first lady of the conservative movement” understood a fundamental human desire.

As women, we’re often taught to fear power. Here’s how I’ve overcome that fear.

Fear of persecution got you down? Seventeenth-century Prague has an elegant solution.

Every outreach-oriented believer should know the secret of the 'Saint of Calcutta.'

Looking for peace in all the wrong places.

How you can help us celebrate God's work in the local church.

A picturesque romance with a backbone.

My church kicks off every new school year with a celebration—Education Sunday