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    Christian Top Ten: Movies, Books, Magazines and Blogs

      One way to keep our fingers on the pulse of the people we teach is to know what they're hearing and watching. Here are some top tens for Christians: Top Ten Christian Movies (by profit) 10       Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie  9          God’s Not Dead  8          Fireproof  7          Courageous  6          The Nativity Story  5          Son of God  4          Voyage of the Dawn Treader  3          Prince Caspian  2          The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe  1          The Passion of the Christ (That said, movie greats such as Chariots of Fire, Babette's Feast, and Ben-Hur were not even included on the running. Back then such movies were not called "Christian…

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    The Latest from Some Christian Thought Leaders

    Sex. Movies. Social media. Church dropout rates for 20-somethings and other false stats—throw a bunch of Christian journalists together, and you’ll overhear them talking about all of these. I spent the first week in May at the Evangelical Press Association national convention, and much of what we talked about is relevant for Christian leaders, so I’ll pass along a sampling of highlights. . Ed Stetzer, president of Lifeway Research, said we need to check out the statistics we throw around. One non-Christian asked him why evangelicals make up stats that make themselves look bad and then publicize them! Here’s the biggie: That stat about how 20-somethings are leaving the church…