John Backman explains how to apply Christian spiritual practices to conversations with those whose opinions differ from ours. Read More

Theodora Hermes explores the idea of evangelism and engaging in conversations with strangers. It's a column that expounds on compassion, practical faith and relationships. Read More

Sara Groves is the kind of singer/songwriter that you grow to love more and more with time. Her songs don’t necessarily wrestle you to the ground at first listen. But if patient, the depth of her poetry, the raw, delicate nature of her instrumentation and the passion of her soft alto eventually get to you. Read More

Imagine this scenario: your best friend is in green tights atop a stately black steed galloping through your living room alighted with a leathered colonial top hat, ringing a bell and screaming, “The Super Bowl’s-a-comin’, the Super Bowl’s-a-comin’!”

“Who cares?” you say in your best postmodern relativistic monotone voice. That’s right—even if you’re not into football, like me—why should you care about the Super Bowl? The answer? Because you don’t have to care about football to throw a Super Bowl party, and a well-done Super Bowl party can do a lot for you, my friend. Read More