Losing Faith

This Month's Articles

Editorial

Editorial Comment

If the level of significance of church service doesn't match the challenges of the real world, then some people will seek alternatives.

Dear Reader,
Only when something is terribly important do...

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Tags: atheism, losing faith, secularism

Feature

When the Church Staggers, Stalls, and Sits Down (In the Middle of a War!)

I. The Diagnosis

The church, all around the world, is badly wounded today by the seeping departure of its members. We Evangelicals track the number of new members the way some people track the...

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Tags: atheism, losing faith, secularism

Feature

“Great is Thy Faithfulness”

Some Reflections on the Loss of Faith

Dan Everett was born and raised in a tough town in California on the Mexican border. Life seemed to be going nowhere until he met Keren Graham. The daughter of missionaries to Brazil, she invited...

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Tags: atheism, secularism

Feature

The Truth Behind the New Atheism

I arrived by bus from Heathrow Airport to begin a research program at the Oxford Centre for Missions Studies. I began walking up High Street jet-lagged, dragging a suitcase and carrying a backpack,...

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Tags: atheism, losing faith, secularism

Other

What Happened to Freedom of Speech?

What freedom-loving American wouldn’t be outraged to discover that teachers and professors are teaching a theory as indisputable fact and that scientists who dissent from that theory are being...

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Tags: neo-darwinism

Other

Ted Turner to Fight Malaria in Africa with Christian Groups

U.S. media mogul Ted Turner, who once called Christianity a “religion for losers,” has announced he is joining forces with two Christian organizations to combat malaria in Africa.

According to...

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Tags: malaria

Glenn Schwartz Raising Local Resources

Raising Local Resources

My Encounter with Self-Reliance Thinking

The first thing I remember about encountering self-reliance thinking happened nearly fifty years ago when I was a college student. I read a story about...

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Tags: dependency

Greg Parsons Further Reflections

Political Models for Spreading the Faith - or NOT!

Those of you reading from around the world probably know that we are in the midst of the election of our U.S. President. Unlike many countries, this happens every four years—which has advantages...

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Tags: politics