Faith Found Outside Church
By Cathy Lynn Grossman |
USAToday.com
A new survey of U.S. adults who don't go to church, even on holidays, finds 72% say "God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists." But just as many (72%) also say the church is "full of hypocrites" ... [click to continue]
A Taxing Issue: What to Render Unto Whom?
By Suzanne Sataline | Online.WSJ.com
With expansion-minded churches managing real-estate portfolios, sports centers, and even shopping malls, religious leaders are increasingly getting unwelcome visits from tax collectors... [click to continue]
Is American Christianity Turning Charismatic?
Barna.org
Two new studies from The Barna Group show that growing numbers of Christians in America are embracing a charismatic or Pentecostal point of view... [click to continue]
Sad to Say, We Don't Know What'll Cheer Us
By Shankar Vedantam | ChicagoTribune.com
Human beings are poor predictors of what's likely to make them happy, studies published by a Harvard psychologist and others find... [click to continue]
Weak Dollar Undercuts Missionaries, Relief Workers
By Bob Smietana | USAToday.com
For missionaries and faith-based relief groups, the weak dollar has been a major headache. It's caused them to cut back on budgets and cancel projects around the world... [click to continue]
Teaching the Gospel of Management
By Ron Alsop | Online.WSJ.com
New programs being offered primarily at Catholic universities aim to bring transparency to church business practices... [click to continue]
Insurer Judges a Church's Stance As Too Risky
By M.P. McQueen | Online.WSJ.com
Because its denomination supports gay marriage and the ordination of homosexuals, the West Adrian United Church of Christ has been deemed too risky for property insurance... [click to continue]
Poll: 1 of 2 Young Adults Say Marriage Not Needed to Prove Commitment
By Katherine T. Phan | ChristianPost.com
Half of people in their 20s say marriage isn't necessary to validate love or commitment in a long-term relationship, a new online poll found... [click to continue]
Faith Without Borders
By George Melloan | Online.WSJ.com
Scholars from the Center of Theological Inquiry see globalization as far more than an economic phenomenon. The spread of new ideas, images, and cultural artifacts by modern information technology is having a powerful cultural impact... [click to continue]
Author Details Path to Evangelism and His Journey Out
By Emily Young | EagleTribune.com
Author Frank Schaeffer may feel like his dozen years on the evangelical speaking circuit were a waste of time, but they sure make for a good read... [click to continue]
