Advent: Close Encounters of a Liturgical Kind
'Tis the season when even the free-ranging revivalist pulls up a chair to the table of historic liturgy.
By Chris Armstrong

Home-Grown Devotions
Wanda Baker

Reflections: Advent
"Quotations to stir the heart and mind from Augustine, Madeleine L'Engle, and Walter Wangerin, Jr"
Richard A. Kauffman

Weblog: The Virgin Birth? Come on!
Millard Fuller steps down as Habitat CEO after sexual harassment allegation, worries the movement will lose focus. Also, an adult stem-cell media conspiracy?
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Two Iraqi Churches Bombed
Plus: Mr. Bean opposes British religious hate-crime bill, religious summit opens in Indonesia, Vatican condemns 'Christianophobia', Christmas dilemma, praying for the home team, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Canadian Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Plus: Another religion clash in Egypt, a Baylor bump, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Reflections: Cross and Resurrection
Quotations to stir heart and mind at Easter
Richard A. Kauffman

The Ten Most Predictable Times of Conflict
Speed Leas

The "He Arose" Garden
Mildred Tengbom

The Ten Most Predictable Times of Conflict
Speed Leas

Reflections: Following the Star
Quotations to stir heart and mind
Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman

Russian Faithful Plunge Into Icy Water as Holy Act at Epiphany
Biblical events take on a special significance at Istra's New Jerusalem.
Andrei Zolotov

Ministry to Missing Members
John Savage

Nurturing the Revitalized
Paul Anderson

Hope in a No-Growth Town
Charles L. Yarborough

"First, A Feast"

Crucified for Me

What Makes This Week Holy?
Jewish and Christian celebrations this week aren't just springtime rituals.
By Timothy George

The Passion, Eight Adagios, and an Earthquake
Haydn's Seven Last Words is a powerful guide for Good Friday meditation.
By David Neff

Weblog: Two Iraqi Churches Bombed
Plus: Mr. Bean opposes British religious hate-crime bill, religious summit opens in Indonesia, Vatican condemns 'Christianophobia', Christmas dilemma, praying for the home team, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Canadian Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Plus: Another religion clash in Egypt, a Baylor bump, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Atheist No More, Flew Still Rejects Revelation
Plus: LA Times praises Jesus, Eames says ECUSA won't be disciplined, China's Craze Mass, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Holydays and Holidays
John Killinger

Crucified for Me

A Night for Tradition

Holydays and Holidays
John Killinger

Home-Grown Devotions
Wanda Baker

A Night for Tradition

A Night for Tradition

Weblog: Sudan Peace Stalled Again by Possible Genocide
Plus: Easter, Australia rejects Christian asylum from Iran, gay marriage in the church, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Another Missionary Killed in Uganda
Plus: Tex. pharmacist refuses to fill birth control pills, guilty verdict in NZ euthanasia case, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Divine Theater
God's weightiness in worship.
by Sue A. Rozeboom

Holydays and Holidays
John Killinger

A Wake-Up Call to Become Global Christians
"The deadly attacks on America will provoke many responses, but Christians are commanded to love our neighbors."
Miriam Adeney

Eat, Drink, and Relax
Think the Pilgrims would frown on today's football-tossing, turkey-gobbling Thanksgiving festivities? Maybe not.
Elesha Coffman

Thanksgiving in a Thankless World

Thanksgetting to Thanksgive