Losing Faith: Is There a Cure for This Ongoing Problem?

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Editorial Comment by Ralph D. Winter

When the Church Staggers, Stalls, and Sits Down (In the Middle of a War!) by Ralph D. Winter

"Great is Thy Faithfulness": Some Reflections on the Loss of Faith by Ruth A. Tucker

The Truth Behind the New Atheism Taken from the book The Truth Behind the New Atheism by David Marshall

What Happened to Freedom of Speech? by Premise Media

Ted Turner to Fight Malaria in Africa with Christian Groups by Michael Ireland

Raising Local Resources by Glenn Schwartz

Further Reflections by Greg H. Parsons

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May/Jun 2008; Issue 30.3

Dear Reader,

Only when something is terribly important do we stretch a theme across two successive numbers of this bulletin. Last time it was “Why do people lose their faith?” This time it might be “Why people don’t keep their faith.” Those questions are almost the same, although being repulsed by the church, not drawn in and held, is clearly different from being drawn out of church. Pastors and their churches come in many different flavors. It could be said that some pastors (and their churches) are like ticket salesmen, others, magicians, still others coaches. Not many are military officers fighting a war. Of course, a congregation of people not fighting a war outside the church may find themselves fighting a war inside the church. But that is a focus in my article on page 6, “When the Church Staggers, Stalls, and Sits Down.”

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Losing Faith: Is There a Cure for This Ongoing Problem?

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