For those wanting to get back to the park and the poolside, here's a retrospective round-up, a list of the most-read posts from June to September. Enjoy!
(10) Confessions of a Church-Skipping Mom, by Ellen Painter Dollar // Comments: 33
Is it better to attend church burnt out and stressed, or occasionally stay home but miss corporate worship?
(9) Sexy Evangelism, by Amy Julia Becker // Comments: 31
Why our narrative about sex, dating, and marriage is a gospel priority.
(8) How Many Kids Should We Have? by Amy Julia Becker // Comments: 30
To answer the question, Christian couples need more than a few select Bible verses.
(6) Little Girls and Single Ladies, by Elrena Evans // Comments: 13
The backlash to the video of 8-year-olds gyrating to Beyonce suggests there's still hope for our culture.
(5) Why I Can't Boycott Mel Gibson, by Anna Broadway, guest blogger // Comments: 48
And it's not because he is "too talented," as Salon wrote last week.
(4) Ooh La La over Lady Gaga, by Jennifer Grant, guest blogger // Comments: 32
Why I showed my son a music video from one of pop culture's hottest artists.
(3) A New Message at the Strip Club-Church Showdown, by Margot Starbuck, guest blogger // Comments: 24
What happened when two Christian women entered the Fox Hole strip club in Warsaw, Ohio.
(2) An Open Letter to Anne Rice, by Karen Spears Zacharias, guest blogger // Comments: 56
What I see when I look at the church.
(1) Avoiding Old Flames on Facebook, by Jenell Williams Paris, guest blogger // Comments: 50
That it's only a virtual friendship is all the more reason to stay away from it.
While we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
A decade later, I became a Christian.
Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.
