An important new survey by Pew Research asks why people who were raised in religious homes but who now identify as religious “nones” – having no religious affiliation – decided to leave the faith of ...

You probably heard about the now famous Stanford Marshmallow Test (1972). Walter Mischel put 32 young children in the study. He reported over the years that followed those who were able to delay ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Is Big Brother Watching You? The Business ‘Cycle’ Is a Bust Audio By Carbonatix A response to crisis. There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Christian “options,” in the vein of Rod Dreher’s Benedict ...

Whatever you may be facing today or what might have happened yesterday, God wants to give you new hope. Regardless of what challenges you are up against, God has a solution. He is working in the ...

Perhaps the most common criticism of Christianity and other religions is the existence of suffering and evil. Critics pose the question: “Why would a loving God allow for so much suffering and evil in ...

ON March 26, I had a meaningful exchange with Rev. Ricky Sarthou of the Christ Commission Fellowship. He pointed me to a ...

Is God the solution to the world's bloody conflicts-or part of the problem? Americans know well of fundamentalist Islamic terror, but the Northern Ireland Troubles, the conflict in and around the ...