As it turns out, you can lose calories while watching television. The catch: You have to watch horror films. Researchers from the University of Westminster sat a handful of subjects down in front of a variety o...

Teens who have smartphones are more likely to be sexually active, according to a study from the University of Southern California; but exactly what the connection is between the two isn't exactly clear. Researc...

A 10-year-old boy who shot and killed his father did so in part because a television show suggested it would be OK. The boy shot his dad—a neo-Nazi—while he slept on the couch. The father was abusiv...

Jennie AllenThomas Nelson, 2012, Study Guide: 80 pp., $39.99Chase is an 8-session study aimed at adult women. The leader guide has a lot of information about leading the group. Each session comes with a ma...

In this busy season of decking the halls, baking cookies and planning for the big day, we can help you simplify things with some great gift ideas. From the latest must-read books, to heartwarming family films, ...

Pop Icons: The Top 101Who are the men, women, films, TV shows, books, computer games and other pop culture icons from the past 60 years that have shaped us in theological ways? That's the question Robert Johnst...

Cristobal Krusen, Writer/DirectorEchoLight Distribution, DocuDrama, 68 min., $22.98Many of us in ministry have a short list of authors and speakers we turn to again and again for clarity, inspiration, theologic...

Rachel Held Evans was told to delete the word vagina from her manuscript. She responded in her blog, saying: "Christians who wish to remain engaged in culture can't afford to be scandalized by a li'l ol vagina....

They say sin flourishes in the darkness, and the Boy Scouts of America certainly kept all of us in the dark about cases of sexual abuse that were going on within the world of scouting.See this article by A...

Hundreds of churches in 46 states already have pledged to participate in the 2012 version of Election Day Communion. The event was started in 2008 to provide a redemptive alternative to bitter political battles...