Is the Internet Bad for Religion?
Is there a link between Internet usage and dropping out of church?
A new paper draws an intriguing conclusion to a question scholars have wrestled with for several decades: Why are Americans dropping out of church?
You May Be Surprised By What Millennials Really Want Out of Church
My son, Jess Rainer, and I recently spoke in Texas on the topic of the millennials, America’s largest generation of nearly 79 million persons. Because we coauthored a book titled The Millennials, we have had the opportunity to speak on the subject on many occasions.
Yes, We Should Keep Praying for a Spiritual Awakening in America
The publisher of Dr. Herbert Lockyer’s book, All the Prayers of the Bible, suggests there are no fewer 650 prayers in Scripture with 450 recorded answers. Can you imagine if all of our prayers were recorded and later published for the world to read? I shudder at the thought!
The Dangers of the ‘Unmarriage’ Movement
Recently, I was a panelist on MSNBC. The topic was same-sex marriage. A fellow panelist called for a Marriage Spring. We know what that means. Or we think we do. The unmarriage advocate wants us to hurry up and overthrow the existing order.
Is the World Ready for a Second Pentecostal Outpouring?
Could the world experience a second Pentecost? That’s the hope of a global movement called Empowered 21, with organizers setting their sights on Jerusalem, where the first Pentecost took place.
Recently, Christian leaders came from around the world to Jerusalem to worship, pray and plan for what they call E21.
Seeing and Praying with Perception
“Forget the former things; do now dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43.18 New International Version)
