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Five ways your church might already welcome autistic adults
And some ideas for expanding that welcome
One form of ancient instruction was paraenesis, which lists various rules without a clear outline or progression of thought.
Who is welcome at the communion table?
Maybe the grace experienced in the sacrament precedes belief.
Church security and the risks of hospitality
My church has Fort Knox-level safety protocols. Why?
A northerner explores Christianity in the American South
James Hudnut-Beumler profiles churches, ministries, and movements with long-held traditions and potential for change.
by Debra Bendis
Pragmatic guidance for the task of healing the world
Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill challenge churches to embrace nine practices of active faith.
Class trip to a mosque
I wanted to introduce my students to Muslims, not just to Islam.
Church is the perfect place to cry
We embrace uninitiated visitors, rowdy children, and blue jeans. Why not tears?
Biblical hospitality
Joshua Jipp's book does something few biblical scholars attempt: it offers explicit proposals for the church.
by Greg Carey
Climate change and the failure of incarnational nerve
Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?
On failing to receive hospitality
On the way to the soup kitchen, I met a man with a loaf of bread.
I should have known better. Grandma had nine decades under her belt of doing things her way.
We asked readers to write on the theme "feast." Here are the most compelling entries.
“Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” Most of us can identify with that request. It’s only fair: each member should receive their own portion of a family’s wealth when the time comes to divide it.
But Jesus doesn’t seem to care about fairness.