Amy Frykholm
The Maytrees: A Novel
In the final installment (For the Time Being, 1999) of her wide-ranging trilogy that started in 1974 with Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dilla...
Campus calling: Yale chaplain Sharon Kugler
This fall Sharon Kugler began her first academic year as chaplain at Yale University—the first woman, the first layperson and the first Roman Catholic to hold that position<...
Addictive behavior: Pastors and pornography
According to many Christian groups, pornography is a disturbing and increasing problem. A Promise Keepers survey found that 53 percent of its members consume pornography....
Hispanic hopes: Esperanza USA
In June, Esperanza USA, a national network of Hispanic ministries and churches, sponsored its fifth annual National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington....
Out of silence: The practice of congregational discernment
I had agreed, along with 11 other people from my congregation, to attend a program on congregational discernment, but I was not looking forward to it....
Cadets for Christ: Evangelization at the Air Force Academy
A speaker is talking to staff members about leadership and character. “The academy has been isolated and has drifted away from standard air force practice," he says. "If you see anything that doesn’t jibe with standard practice, please question it.” He is no doubt referring to indecent behavior by drunken cadets or incidents of sexual assault. The most recent controversy, however, has nothing to do with violence or drunkenness among cadets. It's about religion.
Born Again Bodies
If you are a Protestant and you are on a diet, you may not want to read this book. Although R....
Soul food: Why fasting makes sense
My first encounter with Christian fasting was in a Russian kitchen in the provincial city of Krasnodar in 1991....
Smells and bells: Turning to Orthodoxy
On the third day of Easter, I stood in front of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine....