Part 7 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Rachel Held Evans So yesterday’s post, 15 Reasons I Left Church, generated a massive response, which I was not expecting.…
15 Reasons I Left Church, by Rachel Held Evans
Part 6 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. “We aren’t looking for a faith that provides all the answers; we’re looking for one in which we are free to ask the questions.” –…
Four More (BIG) Reasons Young Adults Quit Church, by Christian Piatt
Part 5 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Have Given Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community by Christian Piatt There has been a surprisingly positive response to the article I published yesterday: “Seven Reasons Why…
Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church, by Christian Piatt
Part 4 in series How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. by Christian Piatt From time to time I revisit the question: why are young adults walking away from religion? Although the answer(s) vary from…
Five Myths about Why Millennials are Leaving the Church, by David Kinnaman
Part 3 in series A Place of Our Own: How Millennials Who Have Given Up on “Church” are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community. The conclusion from the research is that most young people with a Christian background are dropping out of…
How Millennials Who Gave Up on Church are Redefining Faith and Re-engaging Community: Series Intro
What looks like the death of religion in America, may in fact be the birth pangs of one of the greatest spiritual awakenings in history. by Gary David Stratton, PhD For nearly 400 years American churches have counted on Easter…
When Does Humor Become Hate Speech? Analyzing Grantland’s Focus on Tim Tebow’s Faith, by Adam Caress
Is there a double standard when it comes to hate speech? As a society, we tend to view rooting against someone just because of their religion as an example of prejudice. So what makes rooting against Tim Tebow because he’s…
What if Moses had a Facebook Page? Video
In honor of Passover next week we thought this was a perfect example of using new media to teach an old story! Click here if video isn’t visible.
Danger! Angry Christian Blogger
As the Blue Like Jazz movie controversy starts to get rolling, we thought it might be worth reposting a few lessons learned from 2011’s greatest controversy surrounding “Love Wins” “Christians are routinely taught by example and word that it is…
Christian Movie Establishment vs. Blue Like Jazz? Three Perspectives
The Controversy over the Controversial Movie Adaptation of Donald Miller’s Controversial Best-Seller May Be This Year’s “Love Wins” “I’m glad movies like Fireproof exist, and I wish its makers continued success. But most of my movie-going friends are ready for a different…
Well Done, Jack Gilbert: Beloved Hollywood Mentor, Young Life Leader, and Friend (1950-2012)
In our ongoing long lunches at Sharky’s Mexican Grill (Jack is on a first name basis with everyone there) he never ceased to amaze me with insight into life in Christ, and what it takes to make it as a Christian in the entertainment industry.