Blue Dove Ministries

How Should We Respond to Caitlyn Jenner?

“Jenner, and every person who deals with gender disorder, bears the image of God and has a priceless soul."

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How Does A Christian Pursue Racial Harmony?

People have been discriminating against other people, whomever the “other people” might be, for centuries. The looming question I find within my own heart is, “This problem is so big, and so deep, and it has been here so long, how can I, as one person, do anything to change it?”

I went to church with Bruce Jenner. Here’s what Caitlyn Jenner taught me about Jesus.

Caitlyn knows who Jesus is, and Jesus knows her by name.

ID Card Benefits for Religious Organizations

Find out how religious organizations and church groups are using ID card technology to help identify church members and keep them more secure.

“Does the Christian church need different denominations?”

Where Can Women Teach? Eight Principles for Christian Churches

How do women honor God’s pattern of male headship in the church while also exercising a spiritual gift of teaching?

Christian Web Trends Blog: Church Websites, Design, SEO

Is your church online? Most people start looking for things online. So, your church needs to be online for them to find you. Knott Avenue Christian Church is doing that. See how and see what the results have been.

Religious Freedom as Freedom to Discriminate?

Removing religious exemptions will not promote tolerance or inclusiveness. It will forcibly strip religious organizations of their ability to operate as religious organizations.

Why are people religious?

Marx called it the 'opium of the people', whilst Freud believed religion was tied up with our childhood need for security and forgiveness. But can our psychology explain faith?

Chimpanzees: Spiritual But Not Religious?

Some animals have been observed performing the same rituals over and over, leading scientists to speculate that they might have a sense of the sacred.

Are religious rituals important?

Religious Publishers Hope to Guide the Grieving

Faith-based titles seek to provide healing and hope after loss.

How to Grow a Virtual Religious Society

Think religion is all about individual beliefs? Think again. The great sociologist Émile Durk...

Is Being "Spiritual" as Beneficial as Being "Religious"?

Is having your own personal "spirituality" as beneficial as being "religious"? A new study says, "no." The "spiritual but not religious" have a much higher rate of depression than the "religious."

What's the point of a Religious Discrimination Act?

While our current religious discrimination laws vary from state to state, would having a consistent religious discrimination act be a good thing?

Are Americans Really Becoming Less Religious?

The need to find meaning drives spiritual interests even among nonbelievers