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Giving Up Self-Discipline for Lent

There is really only one 'lesson' I've learned in the penitential season.

Mark Galli

Lauren Winner: Why Ash Wednesday Belongs on the Streets

From Her.meneutics

Marriage, War, and Lent: Practicing Love During Separation

What my husband's military deployment has taught me about the spiritual disciplines.

Lisa Velthouse, guest blogger

Photo by Sharon LaBella-Lindale

Who Wants a Free Christian Campus?

C.S. Lewis College plans for former Moody campus in Mass. die. Now Green family is giving the site away.

G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Religion News Service

This Is Our City
Church-'With': Small Churches Find Their Future in Neighborhood Renewal
The Rosewood Initiative, a merging of churches, police, and nonprofits in Portland, is finding their own peace by seeking their neighbors'.
Brandon Rhodes

Spotlight
The Price of Religious Advocacy in D.C.
More religious groups are spending more money on political lobbying than ever before.

Speaking Out
Erasing Women: How Both Sides Contribute to the Media Blackout on Female Pro-Lifers
We could work harder to prevent unfortunate photo-ops.
Gina Dalfonzo
Also: Where the Women Were During the House Contraception Mandate Hearing
From Her.meneutics
Want to Follow God? Go to Sleep
Why rest is paramount to a "successful" spiritual life.
Karen Swallow Prior
From CT Entertainment
Music reviews of albums by Christopher Paul Stelling, Don Byron's New Gospel Quintet, Rachel Harlow, Damien Jurado, and Pepe Deluxe
From Her.meneutics
Clothing in Church: Why It Matters
Like everything else in creation, what we wear can either glorify—or dishonor—God and others.
Laura Ortberg Turner, guest blogger
Cover Story
Cost-Effective Compassion: The 10 Most Popular Strategies for Helping the Poor
Economists rate impact.
Bruce Wydick
Also: The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really

Judge Tosses Band's Suit Against Osteens
The American Dollar said it didn't "want to be tied to a global televangelist" and wanted $3 million.
Task force: Keep legal SBC name, but adopt informal name, 'Great Commission Baptists'
Churches could use either description. Chairman calls it a 'win-win.'
TBN Embroiled in 'Sordid' Family Lawsuit
Granddaughter alleges over wrongful termination, threats. Both sides allege misappropriated funds.
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Marriage, War, and Lent: Practicing Love During Separation
What my husband's military deployment has taught me about the spiritual disciplines.
Want to Follow God? Go to Sleep
Why rest is paramount to a “successful” spiritual life.
Clothing in Church: Why It Matters
Like everything else in creation, what we wear can either glorify—or dishonor—God and others.
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Virginia, Other States Mull Ultrasound Laws
The governor backed off his unconditional support for the legislation.
Franklin Graham, Rick Santorum Bring Up Obama's Faith
Graham: 'He has said he’s a Christian, so I just have to assume that he is.'
Nonprofit Groups Oppose Obama's Change in Charitable Deductions
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Dove Nominations: A Very Crabby Story
Serious: Jason Crabb and Laura Story top the list of nods for the GMA Dove Awards
Country Club Jesus Meets Juke Box Jesus
And a whole lot more, including a Satan Smackdown, from the wacky mind of Steven Welp
'Blue Like Jazz' Gets a Poster and a Big Gig
Upcoming film, based on Donald Miller's bestseller, gets a spot in the SXSW Film Fest
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[tuesday \| 02.21.12] Who Wants a Free Christian Campus? Church-'With': Small Churches Find Their Future in Neighborhood Renewal The Price of Religious Advocacy in D.C.	[monday \| 02.20.12] Erasing Women: How Both Sides Contribute to the Media Blackout on Female Pro-Lifers Liberty Balance
[friday \| 02.17.12] Mars Hill Says It Released Leaders Over Church Discipline Cases Where the Women Were During the House Contraception Mandate Hearing	[thursday \| 02.16.12] A Native Faith: Richard Twiss Shapes Portland's Youth and Beyond Sex Offender Misstep Illustrates Outreach Difficulties
[wednesday \| 02.15.12] Flaming Truth: Recalling Francis Schaeffer's Challenge Where Am I? The Middle-Class Crisis of Place	[tuesday \| 02.14.12] Teaching Natural Theology as Climate Changes Drown a Way of Life CT Classic: What Hollywood Doesn't Know About Romantic Love

[The Latest]

DOMA struck down
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act’s ban on federal benefits as it applied to a same-sex couple who are legally married in California. (Scotusblog)
Broncos' backup QB apologizes for comments about Tebow
Quinn, a devout Christian, said the way Tebow expresses his faith doesn't "seem very humble to me." (Associated Press)
Baptist college files suit against contraceptive/abortion mandate
Louisiana College -- affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention -- filed suit Monday (Feb. 20) in federal court (Baptist Press)
Teen Accused Of Burying Baby In Yard Won't Be Charged
Girl Now 17, Told Police Baby Was Stillborn (WISN, Milwaukee)
3-star ripped for presentation referencing God
The new head of the Defense Information Systems Agency, is under fire for a commander’s call Wednesday that included references to God. But Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins said his presentation has been taken out of context. (Army Times)
Governor of Virginia Calls for Changes in Abortion Bill
He gave Republican legislators an amendment stipulating that the test be an abdominal ultrasound. (The New York Times)

[Top Stories]

DOMA struck down
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act’s ban on federal benefits as it applied to a same-sex couple who are legally married in California. (Scotusblog)
PCUSA censures the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr for marrying same-sex couples
The Rev. Jane Adams Spahr officiated at 16 such weddings during the time they were legal in California. She loses her final appeal of censure as a national tribunal rules that she violated the church constitution. (Los Angeles Times)
Islamists put down markers for bigger religion role in Tunisia and Egypt
After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be — and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted (Reuters)
Booted from city schools, churches search for new homes
They're worshipping in the street, catering halls and homes (New York Daily News)
States attack 'Obamacare' with birth control bills
Republican lawmakers in a handful of states are opening another front in the war against President Obama's health care overhaul, seizing on the hot-button issue of birth control with bills that would allow insurance companies to ignore new federal rules requiring them to cover contraception (Associated Press)
'You can't sue God'
Vicar who claimed he was hounded out of job by bullying parishioners loses constructive dismissal claim (Daily Mail, UK)