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by Gena Anderson, on the importance of the church family for Christians. *This post is part of the Reason to Return blog series. On an ordinary Monday I was getting ready for work and needed to blow dry my hair. I plugged in the dryer and flipped the switch to turn it...

Melissa Zaldivar is the author of a new Christian grief book, awesomely titled "What Cannot Be Lost: How Jesus Holds Us Together When Life is Falling Apart." I spoke with Melissa about her life in New England, the story of losing her best friend to cancer and what she...

Monica Ritchie is relatable, approachable and has a TON of valuable knowledge about the Bible that many of us fellow Christians can stand to hear more about. She went to seminary as a young mom and just recently graduated! As a Bible Teacher who *loves* theology, she...

by Sarah Seefeldt Follow Sarah on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to get up the next morning, get dressed, and go to a building with people who had argued rudely with my husband over a decision the committee had made. I didn’t want...

What is a Christian cult exactly? My friend Leah grew up in what she calls a Christian "cult," a super-fundamentalist church setting where women were routinely put down, disrespected and where she never heard that God loved her. To her, this is just what Christianity...

by Becca Yager The local church I went to when I was growing up is what helped me come to know Jesus personally and grow in my relationship with Him. I went to the middle school youth group and then the high school one. I went to the Bible camp that is connected to...