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Disciples Are Made in the Home

Rebekah Curtis

Demography, Culture, and the Decline of America’s Christian Denominations by george hawleylexington books, 238 pages, $95.00 It’s no secret that the churches are shrinking. We all have our theories. Bad...

Contemplaiting

Rebekah Curtis

Every Sunday school student is acquainted with Scripture’s great hair. First comes Esau the hairy man—possibly a better guy than his smooth, deceptive twin. But Jacob is beloved of...

Rhyme and Reason

Rebekah Curtis

Hymns are chimerical critters. Their bodies are made of poetry, and their breath is music. The natural ligature of these beasts is rhyme. But sweet rhyme has fallen on...