A Time to Move On
A look back at Patrol’s ten most popular stories of 2009.
By The Editors Jan 01, 2009 SHAREClick here to see the ten most popular Patrol stories of 2008.
1. The Flabby Body of Christ
By Stephen W. Simpson | November 12, 2009
Why is church so dull? A psychotherapist diagnoses the Sunday ritual.
2. Not Doing It
By Jon Busch | July 15, 2009
Evangelicals try to outdo American culture's obsession with sex.
3. Get Over It
By The Editors | November 13, 2009
The current obsession with definition is too late to save evangelicalism.
4. Fear Factor
By David Sessions | December 7, 2009
When evangelical organizations use homophobia and political dishonesty to motivate members to contribute.
5. Losing Their Salt
By The Editors | September 11, 2009
Christian magazines’ sudden interest in swearing is late to the party—and misses the point.
6. The Exorcism of Bobby Jindal's Intimate Friend
By Alisa Harris | February 25, 2009
In a 1994 essay, G.O.P. star Bobby Jindal relives an incredible story of unrequited love ... and demons.
7. Dear Jon Favreau
By Sharon Pelletier | January 19, 2009
I know you're spending Martin Luther King day writing Obama's inaugural address. But reading this could change your life.
8. Cancel the Carrie Show
By David Sessions | May 12, 2009
Miss California, Christians and culture-war grandstanding.
9. Getting Naked
By J. Marcus Weekley | March 20, 2009
A study of nudity in Milk, The Reader, and Watchmen.
10. Not Asking for a Black Eye
By John Wofford | August 17, 2009
Derek Webb discusses his new album, Stockholm Syndrome.
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Nice Tie
Last Thusday night in Denver, the air was too thin to support much lofty rhetoric.
The Bailout Burns
The Bush Administration and Democrats in Congress were left palming their faces in frustrated defeat. But the crisis hasn’t disappeared yet, and neither has the bailout.
On Music
Defining the Indefinite
| Mar 05, 2010
What indie music and faith have in common.
The CCM Patrol
Chasing Amy
| Feb 01, 2010
When the publisher of CCM forced me to force Amy Grant to apologize for her divorce.
On Record
The Gospel According to Makoto Fujimura
| Jan 25, 2010
The Japanese-American painter talks about Christianity, Eastern spiritualism, and the nature of art.
On Television
Fake Plastic Sleaze
| Dec 19, 2007
Why Bobby Barnhart, Tila Tequila’s new boyfriend, was the real loser on A Shot at Love.
On Television
Destiny's Wild
| Jan 22, 2009
In the season five premiere, Lost continues its brilliant tango of entangling the answer to one mystery with the opening of another.
The Summer Issue
A Tableau Vivant
| Jun 23, 2009
Memories of summer in the mountains and markets of southern France.