It's been said, "The more things change, the more they remain the same." In the area of Christian apologetics, this is most certainly the case.

Is it me or does it seem that many kids reared in affluent conservative evangelical communities become bitter people in their 20s? I've recently read blog posts and articles by 20-somethings reared in suburban evangelicalism that seem to be committed to doing one thing: attacking the very community that raised them and doing it bitterly. I call them "the Bitters."

One of the weaknesses in the current missional emphasis in urban church planting is the lack of commitment to planting Christian schools. Too many missional Christians equate Christian schools with withdrawing from the culture. But Christian schools also can be a way to serve society by providing education alternatives for people who need them.

Bill Zeller's suicide is a tragic story of a Christian home, sexual abuse, and a man trying to make sense of his pain. According to The Daily Princetonian, Zeller died on the night of Jan. 5 from injuries resulting from a suicide attempt. He was a fifth-year Ph.D. student in computer science at Princeton University and was already a nationally known computer programmer.