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Church

First Person

The wonderful ordinariness of congregational life

Sometimes it’s boring. Sometimes it’s thrilling. Sometimes it makes me cry.
by Sheryl Fullerton
March 31, 2022

First Person

Bleeding in the pulpit

The Sunday I decided to tell the truth about my miscarriage.
by Katie Murchison Ross
March 28, 2022

Faith Matters

My spouse is also my pastor

During the pandemic, I’ve realized how much I rely on her as a proxy for my faith.
by Brian Bantum
March 18, 2022

Books

In Review: 

Obery Hendricks condemns the sins of right-wing evangelicalism

If his book were a trial, the verdict would be clear: guilty.
by Martin Thielen March 10, 2022

Recommendations

It’s time to reimagine the church parking lot

What if it functioned more like a bridge than a wall?
by G. Travis Norvell
March 10, 2022

First Person

Iona was once the beating heart of Celtic Christianity

The only thing it lacked was a desert—so the monks imagined one.
by Kenneth Steven
March 4, 2022

First Person

The Didache’s ancient wisdom on baptism lands differently in a megadrought

Faith and water conservation in the desert
by Kay Lynn Northcutt
March 3, 2022

Books

In Review: 

Why go to church camp?

Jacob Sorenson has written a wise, informative, and practical study of the benefits of Christian summer camps.
by Meggan Manlove March 2, 2022

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