![The Church's Highest Calling: Faithfulness The Church's Highest Calling: Faithfulness](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86737.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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As Christians we are faced with an extremely difficult task: to live as holy people in a sinful and evil world. When we choose to follow biblical values, we embrace a worldview ...
![Multiracial Congregations Multiracial Congregations](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86526.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Have you ever wondered what God thinks about the church being the most segregated of all communities? In this study we will take a look at the cultural history and diversity ...
![Loving the Imperfect Church Loving the Imperfect Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86523.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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A significant percentage of those who believe in Jesus Christ do not attend church. Maybe they think the preaching is poor, the people are unfriendly, the music is too old ...
![Disagreeing with a Purpose Disagreeing with a Purpose](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86586.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Let's face it–Christians don't get a lot of respect in our society. A distinctly Christian viewpoint is missing from many important discussions. Admittedly, Christians ...
![Gray Areas of Faith Gray Areas of Faith](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86619.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Christians disagree. The existence of about 175 different Protestant denominations in the United States attests to this fact. But how do we handle disagreements over things ...
![Turning to God in Our Pain Turning to God in Our Pain](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86628.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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As a child cries out to a parent when in pain or need, so we turn to our heavenly Father when suffering invades our lives. That turning to God, says Tim Stafford, is strong ...
![Developing True Accountability Developing True Accountability](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86630.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Most of us have acquaintances who teach us doctrine or dispense advice. But have we formed honest, open friendships that are grounded in prayer and concern for all of life? ...
![Wounded by the Church Wounded by the Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86505.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"Friendly fire" is—sadly—an easy concept for us to understand. Almost everyone knows someone who has been wounded by people or practices in a church. ...
![Why God Gave You Gifts Why God Gave You Gifts](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86510.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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The Holy Spirit gives God's people extraordinary personal gifts to serve Christ and his church. These gracious gifts are meant to shape our churches into the image of Christ. ...
![Authentic Fellowship Authentic Fellowship](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86512.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Christian community often is confused with mere cordiality, courtesy, or sociability, says Howard A. Snyder. As such, it can be not much different from the Kiwanis Club ...
![Tradition: Love It or Lose It? Tradition: Love It or Lose It?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86513.jpg?h=144&w=100)
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Evangelicals have a tendency to disparage tradition—to associate it with dead orthodoxy, a fire extinguisher that quenches the work of the Spirit. Yet Roger Olson ...
![Church Unity Myths Church Unity Myths](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86484.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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What draws believers together? What drives them apart? James Edwards contends that unity is not based on sentiment, and that many attempts to bring unity to the church are ...
![Is It Better to Be Single? Is It Better to Be Single?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86495.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Marriage is the preferred state for Christian adults: that's what one would infer from the type of language and teaching one hears at many evangelical churches in North ...
![5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church 5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86498.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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California megachurch pastor Rick Warren is the master of the obvious, according to CHRISTIANITY TODAY's senior writer Tim Stafford. But if his principles for ministry ...
![Defining Our Role in Politics Defining Our Role in Politics](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86499.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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This study seeks to delve deeply into what Christian identity means, rather than simply raising questions about the separation of church and state or whether the U.S. is ...
![Our Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Marriage Our Unholy Blessing of Same-Sex Marriage](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86503.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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When the synod of the Anglican diocese of New Westminster authorized its bishop to produce a liturgical form for blessing same-sex unions, a number of synod members walked ...