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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 D. Fitzgerald

Where will Christians fall when the marijuana debate lights up?


Aug 03, 2009 |
War 2.0
Marc Acton

Has technology changed how it feels to leave for war?


Jul 27, 2009 |
Leaving Life Behind
Whitney Archer

When a recession forces you to leave your home and friends.


Jul 15, 2009 |
Not Doing It
Jon Busch

Evangelicals try to outdo popular culture’s obsession with sex.


Jul 12, 2009 |
The Madness Myth
Peter Jackson

What the failed negotiations of nine U.S. presidents should tell us about North Korea.


Jun 29, 2009 |
The Lessons of War
David Sessions

What the U.S. invasion of Iraq taught me about foreign policy.


Jun 23, 2009 |
A Tableau Vivant
Heather Roth

Memories of summer in the mountains and markets of southern France.




Latest on Patrol


Indier Than Thou

Do Christian hipsters matter?



My First Day at Beck University

The tuition is cheap and the education is cheaper at Beck’s online university.



Faith After Religion

When Christianity passes through the filter of atheists’ critiques, it can emerge a more vital faith.






From the Archives


I Promise Somebody's Lover is Valerie Plame's Light

For your weekend playlist: the best five songs we could find in the tubes this week.



The (Dark) Audacity of Hope

The Dark Night constructs a mythology from hopeful, pop-culture nihilism.



Our Kind of Girl

Carlene Bauer’s story of New York, conversion, and doubt.