Stan Granberg offers tough-but-good news to dying churches
Anyone following social research in the United States has seen the bleak forecast for religion: declining attendance and diminishing adherents. Anyone following the recent work…
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Daughter finds lessons in the Holocaust
In the Old Testament, angels warned Lot and his wife not to look back on Sodom and Gomorrah as they fled. When Lot’s wife chose…
Learning to partner with God through holistic missions
Isaiah 58:6-7 is a passage that we seldom associate with mission efforts. Monty Lynn, Rob Gailey and Derran Reese, however, use Isaiah 58:6-7 to introduce…
How does a church call 911? Author offers tips on getting help
How does a church handle a crisis? What is God up to in the middle of a minister transition? How can a church find healing…
Lawyer puts atheism on trial, asks readers to weigh the evidence
Attorney and biblical scholar Mark Lanier just released a powerful new book, “Atheism on Trial: A Lawyer Examines the Case for Unbelief.” This latest book…
Book applies ‘ethics beyond rules’ to abortion, race and more
Keith D. Stanglin’s “Ethics Beyond Rules: How Christ’s Call to Love Informs Our Moral Choices” is an excellent, popular-level introduction to Christian ethics. Unlike some…
Lemley provides a much-needed discussion of why, not how, we sing
Churches of Christ place a high value on the practice of congregational singing. Singing sits at the core of our identity — especially within our…
‘The Chosen’ is the latest in a long line of innovations the church has embraced
Growing up in church is a great blessing, but it also means we know all the stories of the Bible. The danger in knowing is…
Jack Reese offers church a hopeful elegy
If you are looking for a book of hope during troubling times for Churches of Christ, it is understandable if the word “elegy” in a…
Father, daughter provide a recipe of rescue for toxic church culture
Sharp divides have split congregants at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention. The #MeToo movement has shed light on years of sexual predation across churches. Christianity…
