What "The Artist" Can Teach Your Church "The Artist" tells the tale of a silent movie star who refuses to change when talkies become all the rage. How many churches today are doomed to fail because they won't change?
Church-State Separation: The Line's Easy to See The line between responsible Christian citizenship and political partisanship isn't hard to define. People of faith need to bring their beliefs to bear on all matters of public life without violating church-state separation.
British Churches Work Together to Help Homeless A Baptist church in Great Britain is partnering with other churches to open their doors to provide the homeless a place to sleep instead of spending the night outside in the freezing winter.
Unleashing Creative Folk to Transform the Church Most of us in church prefer to go with the flow. Who will help us ditch the cozy comforts of church-going in favor of the anxiety inducing adventure of following Jesus? Bring on the creative folk.
Debunking the Bootstrap Myth GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he earned his fortune through old-fashioned hard work. While he may have worked hard, the idea that any of us pulls ourselves up by our bootstraps is a myth. Robert Parham
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to go to your nearest theater and see "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol," one of the best popcorn movies of 2011. (Photo: Paramount Pictures) Mike Parnell
"War Horse" "War Horse" is a sweet film but not one of Steven Spielberg's better works. The weak link is the writing, which lacks subtlety and too often plays like melodrama. (Photo: DreamWorks) Cliff Vaughn
"True Grit" The first "True Grit" focused on the legendary John Wayne. This new version by Joel and Ethan Coen focuses on a 14-year-old girl and what she'll do to make things right in a world of sin and loss. (Photo: Paramount Pictures) Mike Parnell
In Galileo’s Hometown, Vatican Promotes Science VATICAN CITY (RNS) Nearly four centuries after the Church branded Galileo Galilei a heretic, the Vatican is co-hosting a major science exhibition in his hometown. Alessandro Speciale
New York Police shot dead an unarmed 18-year-old man on Thursday. The man was killed in his home, where police pursued him after he fled officers investigating street corner drug deals.
