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Niche Churches: Becoming ‘All Things To All People’?

Including everything from hip-hop churches, cowboy churches, and even cyber-churches, Christianity is increasingly being target-marketed toward specific subcultures and niches within American society. On today’s program Dr. Mohler examines the trend and takes your calls on the subject.

“The New Family Trump Card” — Family Time vs. Church Time

Is “family time” encroaching on “church time?” Leadership, a publication in the Christianity Today family of magazines, surveyed 490 pastors last year, asking them about church life and family. A major theme — parents are taking their kids to soccer games rather than to church.
The soccer games are only an illustration, of course, but team…

Living As Christians In A Culture Of Anger

Ann Coulter’s deplorable reference to John Edwards at this past weekend’s CPAC has sparked a barrage of commentary from both sides of the political aisle. On today’s program Dr. Moore considers how Christians are to live in a culture that increasingly seems to have lost any place for civility in its discourse. Peter Wood, author…

Can Anything Good Come Out Of Hollywood?

Last night’s 79th Academy Awards provide us with an opportunity to explore what our movies say about us as a culture and what would be a thoughtful Christian approach to the medium of film. To help us sort these questions we’re joined today by Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic at ChristianityToday.com and author of Through a…

Will The Real George Washington Please Stand Up? The Faith Of Our First President

With contested questions of church and state abounding in our times, the religious convictions of the Founding Fathers become the stuff of controversy. In this regard, one of the more enigmatic of the Founders was George Washington himself. Just what did our first president believe about God?

Who Really Cares? Christians and Charitable Giving

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“The Nativity Story” — In Season and On Message

My family and I attended a media screening for The Nativity Story last night. Here is my instant review — the movie is in season and on message. In other words, the movie faithfully presents the main thrust of the Christmas story. That is no small achievement.

Elton John, John Lennon, and Jesus

The late John Lennon, basking in the glow of fame, once remarked of the Beatles –”We’re more popular than Jesus now.” In more recent days, pop star Elton John gave an interview to a gay-themed magazine related to The Observer [London]. Perhaps Sir Elton is picking up where John Lennon left off.

Heresy in the Church of High Art

Opera seldom makes the news these days. Once a major force in the culture, opera is now the concern and fascination of a narrowing elite. The reasons for this trend are many, but among these is the fact that opera has followed the trend that now characterizes the world of high art — it is often transgressive, vulgar, and highly political.


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“The Lady’s Not for Turning” — Margaret Thatcher and the Leadership of Conviction

Margaret Thatcher, one of the most significant leaders of the 20th century, died yesterday at age 87. A model of convictional leadership, Margaret Thatcher became almost universally known as Britain’s “Iron Lady.” In May 1979, Margaret Thatcher moved into No. 10 Downing Street and changed the course of British history. Beyond this, Lady Thatcher changed the terms of debate on both sides of the Atlantic and left a legacy of leadership that should inspire generations to come.

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“And Them That Mourn” — Celebrating Christmas in the Face of Grief and Death

Families across the Christian world are gathering for Christmas even now, with caravans of cars and planeloads of passengers headed to hearth and home. Christmas comes once again, filled with the joy, expectation, and sentiment of the season. It is a time for children, who fill homes with energy, excitement, and sheer joy. And it is a time for the aged, who cherish Christmas memories drawn from decades of Christmas celebrations. Even in an age of mobility, families do their best to gather as extended clans, drawn by the call of Christmas.

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The Briefing, Wednesday, October 31, 2012

TODAY: Hurricane Sandy turns deadly, a moral crisis for The New York Times, a failed argument for medical marijuana, and the United Nations calls for decriminalizing prostitution and renaming it “sex work.” I discuss all these in today’s edition of The Briefing: A Daily Analysis of News and Events from a Christian Worldview.

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The Briefing, Tuesday, October 30, 2012

TODAY: Hurricane Sandy slams into the Northeastern Atlantic coastline, Halloween turns grisly for children, some churches push “Souls to the Polls,” and Thomas Friedman tries to redefine “pro-life.” I discuss all these in today’s edition of The Briefing: A Daily Analysis of News and Events from a Christian Worldview.

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