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WINCHESTER, Va. (ABP) — Tough economic times may actually result in stronger, healthier and smarter churches and Christian ministries, according to Dan Busby, president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. In times of economic stress, contributors prioritize giving. So,…

(ABP) — The story goes that Jesus and Satan had argued for days about who was more tech-savvy, and God grew sick of the bickering. He told them he would judge a two-hour task set. They e-mailed, e-mailed with attachments,…

SAN ANGELO, Texas (ABP) — The secret to being humorous is the same as most things in life, Bill Thorn believes — take what God has entrusted to you, work hard to polish it and be the individual you were…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ABP) — Humor doesn’t show up on most lists of spiritual gifts, practices or disciplines. But theologian Richard Olson thinks it should. “Humor is a very important spiritual practice, especially for those under stress and turmoil,” he…

SHREVEPORT, La. (ABP)—Jinny Henson began doing stand-up comedy when she was a student at Baylor University. While working on a master’s degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, she began touring nationwide. Jinny Henson entertains at Gateway Church in South Lake,…

(ABP) — “For every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven … a time to weep and a time to laugh,” according to the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. What is the role of…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Even as Democratic members of Congress report death threats over their votes in favor of health-care reform and a prominent conservative broadcaster continues his attacks on a left-leaning evangelical leader for advocating social justice, a group of…

WASHINGTON (ABP) — Social-justice advocate Jim Wallis said recent attacks by broadcaster Glenn Beck have ironically given new life to the concept of fighting social ills like poverty and inequality in Jesus' name. Wallis Wallis said Sojourners, the group he…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Brian McLaren, a leader in the "emergent church" movement who roiled evangelical waters in 2004 with his book A Generous Orthodoxy, is at it again. In his previous book, McLaren argued that instead of focusing on…

Brian McLaren's "A New Kind of Christianity" is published by HarperOne. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) — Brian McLaren, a leader in the emerging-church movement who roiled evangelical waters in 2004 with his book A Generous Orthodoxy, is at it again. In…