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The Broken Church: Despite Disappointment, There is Hope

By Lindsay Hotmire When my husband and I made the decision to leave our church, it was one of the most difficult decisions we have ever made. For a decade, we had knit ourselves into the hearts and souls of a communit…
Recovering Catholicism: The Delicate Balance of Tradition and Personal Beliefs

With Pope Benedict XVI's recent resignation, I cringed. I always cringe when I see anything in the headlines concerning the Catholic Church. It's not just because it all tends to be negative as of late or because it call…
How Can I Bring My Friend Back to Church?

I have a friend named "Lee." We met in college a few years ago. Lee was an exchange student from South Korea and we became fast friends. We both went to classes together and also went every Sunday to church and bible g…
Leaving Church: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By The Closet Calvinist Wretched Radiobrought up a good question on today’s (3/6/2012 hour 1) show. It is a question that I’ve had to consider in a practical way over the last couple of years. The question i…
Why College Students Leave Church

By David Miller Study found on TheWashingtonPost.com about why college students are leaving church. This is just the start of the conversation. Love to hear what other ministries are doing out there with this informat…
For Me, the Appeal of Church and Desire to Leave are Equal

I'm considering walking away from the church for a while. I might be told I can't help out with the high school youth group I've been a part of for two years because of the direction they're headed in -- which they're…
How to Break Christian Unity

By Matt at The Church of No People Sometimes, Christian unity just isn’t possible. The “Rally to Restore Unity” continues, and I’m throwing down more thoughts on Christian unity, specifically, ho…
Why I Stopped Going to Church (Part Three)

By Stephen at Jesus Needs New PR “The greatest lie believed today,” my friend, and my pastor at the time, Tom, told those gathered that morning, quoting Larry Crabb, “is that one can know God without be…
Why I Stopped Going to Church (Part Two)

By Stephen Lamb at Jesus Needs New PR Earlier this year, on the first Sunday in Lent, I walked into church hopeful that I would hear something of whatever it is we are all looking for, whatever we hope to find when we ga…
Abandoning Congregations

I recently wrote about Abandoning Christianity and stated that when one abandons the Church they Abandon Christ and thus cease to be Christian because they have shattered their identity as a Christian according to orthod…