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M. Todd Hall A father teaching his daughter to ride a bike: an embodied education [The incarnate Word] could never be learned if, at the same time, its meaning were not also grasped, and its meaning could not be grasped if it were not, also, incarnate in us. This is the basic invitation that Christ made, and continues to make to us, that we come to know the truth of this message through practicing it, down to the most minute detail.… To know the Gospels through seeking to pr

Sociological research reflects what American Christians have observed for a long time: “most teenagers drop out of church when they become young adults.” But why do so many young people fall away from the church when they become adults? The answer is not simple; the causes are many. But research also suggests that this opting out begins earlier than many people realize, sometimes while kids are still at home, part of a church-going family. It is of utmost importance—for p

Keith D. Stanglin As we look back on the first five years of the Center for Christian Studies, a recurring theme is how we started out with nothing but good ideas and, by the grace of God and support of so many partners, we have built a foundational set of resources that continues to grow in number and expand in reach. Just as we knew video series, books, and a journal would be an important part of this ministry to churches, utilizing the means of print and digital technologi