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The Times
Jan 21, 2010 |
The Skeptic's Survival Guide
David Sessions

In The Hopeful Skeptic, Nick Fiedler offers a practical approach to skeptical faith.


Jan 19, 2010 |
A Long Year Ago
The Editors

Revisiting Patrol‘s coverage of Barack Obama’s inauguration.


Jan 12, 2010 |
Reporting from the Right
David Sessions

Two new conservative Web sites, Big Journalism and The Daily Caller, mirror the battle over the Republican Party.


Jan 01, 2009 |
A Time to Move On
The Editors

A look back at Patrol’s ten most popular stories of 2009.


Dec 23, 2009 |
Falling Outs, Rip-Offs and Comebacks
The Editors

The most-read posts from Patrol’s blogs in 2009.


Dec 07, 2009 |
Fear Factor
David Sessions

When evangelical organizations use homophobia and political dishonesty to motivate members to contribute.


Nov 12, 2009 |
The Flabby Body of Christ
Stephen W. Simpson

Why is church so dull? A psychotherapist diagnoses the Sunday ritual.


Nov 09, 2009 |
How I Became Agnostic
Tim Raveling

You can’t have faith and reason at the same time. I had to choose.


Oct 27, 2009 |
The Localist Temptation
David Carver

When the champions of “rootedness” veer into kitschy utopianism.


Oct 06, 2009 |
Another Million Miles
John Wofford

Donald Miller’s signature blend of religious schmaltz and postmodern cynicism.


Sep 24, 2009 |
Spiritual Born Killers
Marc Acton

How the military hopes religion will make American soldiers better fighters.


Sep 20, 2009 |
The Rebirth of Conservatism
Mark T. Mitchell

“Conservative” is such an elastic label that it should be abolished or redefined.


Sep 08, 2009 |
One Island Under God
Brian Buell

Two Christian college graduates discuss their demographic’s universal fascination with the board game Settlers of Catan.


Aug 11, 2009 |
"Walking at a Guilty Distance"
Mike Griffin

I ran away from God, and I’m not going back. At least not yet.


Aug 05, 2009 |
Higher Ground
Jonathan Fitzgerald

Where will Christians fall when the marijuana debate lights up?




Latest on Patrol


Defining the Indefinite

What indie music and faith have in common.



Chasing Amy

When the publisher of CCM forced me to force Amy Grant to apologize for her divorce.



The Gospel According to Makoto Fujimura

The Japanese-American painter talks about Christianity, Eastern spiritualism, and the nature of art.






From the Archives


The New Jesus Movement

Jesus for President, a guide for Christian sociopolitical life, is wacked. But in a way that makes you wish it weren’t.



The Man Downstairs

David Bazan on God, the new atheists, and answering his daughter’s questions.



The Butterfly Effect

NBC’s Kings is off to a wobbly start, but shows signs of promise.