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March 2013

March 18, 2013

Talking to real, live ‘Nones’

Like many computer pros whose lives revolve around the Internet, Marc Yoder eventually created a...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Billy Graham & Co. push the values voters

The television talking heads all agreed that the election was over, which ignited celebrations among...

October 22, 2012

Stalking the anti-Mormon voters of 2012

With the White House race nearing an end, it's time for America's political pundits to...

August 2012

August 13, 2012

Jail a new church-state option for bishops?

No one is surprised that the man who will soon lead the Archdiocese of Glascow...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Why Chuck Colson spent Easter in prison

It wasn't the typical Bible text for an Easter sermon, but the preacher knew what...

March 2012

March 12, 2012

God, Allah and Rick Warren

At the Dome of the Rock on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, centuries of Islamic doctrine have...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

Concerning the prayers of Tim Tebow

Moments after the New England Patriots smashed his Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow stood before a...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

Baptists in an age without safe labels

Journalists have been known to jump to premature conclusions if a denomination has the word...

November 2011

November 14, 2011

Education wars among Georgia Baptists

When it comes to higher education, Georgia Baptists are of two minds these days. On...

September 2011

September 19, 2011

Evangelicals learn to (heart) New York

Pastors have their own brand of insider humor, just like doctors, lawyers, accountants and other...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

NYC’s dangerous churches (in schools)

Once a month, Village Church volunteers offer their neighborhood a gift -- free babysitting. This...

June 20, 2011

Parents, circumcision and the law

At first, it seems strange for Christians to jump into the firestorm surrounding the Nov....

May 2011

May 23, 2011

Few celebrating Osama’s demise

In the hours after Osama bin Laden's death, cyber-scribes unleashed a Twitter storm of biblical...

February 2011

February 07, 2011

Super Bowl holy wars — 2011

The ill-fated "Feed Your Flock" ad is, without a doubt, the most famous 30 seconds...

January 2011

January 10, 2011

Thumbs down for Obama faith, again

For those keeping score, let it be noted that the White House transcript from the...

December 2010

December 06, 2010

Return of (part of) the chaplaincy story

Editor's note: There was no "On Religion" column this past week due to the death...

October 2010

October 25, 2010

Don’t ask, don’t tell the chaplains

The setting: The office of a priest who serves as a military chaplain. The time:...

July 2010

July 19, 2010

Symbols in the Texas hills

KERRVILLE, Texas -- The bracelet is both simple and a bit strange, since it consists...

May 2010

May 17, 2010

Trying to focus on the future

As strange as it may sound, the head of Focus on the Family is trying...

April 2010

April 12, 2010

God, movies and cancer

Hollywood bean counters have started calling them "God films." The typical faith-based indie has a...

February 2010

February 22, 2010

Fasting, for evangelical Protestants?

Elmer Towns had a big problem three decades ago after he moved to Lynchburg, Va.,...

February 15, 2010

Breakfast prayer wars

The way President Barack Obama sees things, Americans should be able to find unity in...

January 2010

January 18, 2010

How Evangelicals Talk 101

There she goes again. According to a top strategist in the presidential campaign of Sen....

December 2009

December 07, 2009

God and Caesar, 2009

There is nothing new about Christians deciding that, when political push comes to legal shove,...

November 2009

November 30, 2009

Faith on the Blind Side

In the beginning there was "Big Tony" Henderson, whose dying mother urged him to pull...

November 23, 2009

Palin’s pastor meets the press

The Sunday service had just ended and the Rev. Larry Kroon couldn't believe what he...

November 16, 2009

Quiet Lutheran worship wars

If members of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod have heard it once, they've heard their national...

November 02, 2009

‘Lying’ about God onscreen

When it comes to comedian Ricky Gervais, journalist Paul Asay openly confesses that he is...

October 2009

October 19, 2009

The Word according to Tim Tebow

After being knocked halfway to kingdom come, Tim Tebow knew that millions of college football...

September 2009

September 14, 2009

Faithfully listening to Obama

Since returning this fall, Craig Dunham has asked his Biblical Ethics students at Westminster Christian...