Striking up friendships with teens may change their life—and yours.
The Other 6
On Sundays many of us focus on worship, youth ministry, and other church activities. But how do we live out our faith the other six days of the week? Stories of discipleship, challenges, and how life experiences shape our faith.
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Article 17 invites us into a process designed to achieve clarity and, sometimes, healing.
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Witnessing the baptism of a baby reminds one church visitor what his own baptism means.
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To an older generation of Christians, cohabitation appears as a challenge to the dream of marriage.
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My grandparents were immigrants who arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs, but their poverty and godliness propelle
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What I learned from an old man about the blessing of belonging.
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I realized that though I could give lip service to the right answers, I did not really believe them.
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The number-one step for gracious living at any age.
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How God used 92-year-old Alice to save a prisoner
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Faith in Jesus can seem just as bizarre. Think about it.
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Encouraging Christ-like behavior online/
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I enjoy experiencing radically different things. I move regularly. I have friends everywhere. I am not afraid to be a stranger.
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Well, it happened. Mom and Dad are now separated.
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There are more than .
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Would Jesus use Facebook?
On the Edge of Faith
Learning to live with ambiguity and uncertaintyREAD MORESometimes I’m jealous of other Christians.
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As a parent I have found the management of household chores to be a chore.
Too Busy?
Myth or fact in ministry today?READ MOREAre ministers today too busy? Not busy enough? Maybe it’s time for churches to re-evaluate the role.
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Our confessions sketch a deep, rich theology that rewards those who dig deeper.
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A former drug addict testifies to God’s faithfulness.
Why Give?
A pessimist’s paradoxREAD MOREAt a time when budgets have been pruned and purse strings tightened, the outpouring of generosity following Haiti’s devastating
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Begin here: A book is a story told by one soul to another soul. This means that the writer for young readers has the opportunity
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Pastor George just retired after a long-term ministry at Bethel; he was dearly loved and will be sorely missed.
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I am one of 14.6 million unemployed people in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (July 2010).