Discovering the limits—and possibilities—of common prayer via Zoom
Church
Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s history of the manly godly man
How American evangelicalism baptized male aggression
Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline
Envisioning part-time clergy as a blessing rather than a sign of decline
Revitalizing lay leaders to bring congregations new life
The Spirit is God’s wild card, played over and over again when old forms fail.
We need our screens right now. But what about later?
Ed Cyzewski’s prepandemic takedown of the digital formation of Christians is still surprisingly useful.
The white Christian nationalist scam
Journalists Katherine Stewart and Anne Nelson unveil the mechanisms behind the rise of a movement.
Saman’s parents disowned him. The church became a new sort of family.
The Pentecostals of the Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus have a mighty vision.
A conversation between Parker Palmer, Stephen Lewis, Matthew Wesley Williams, and Dori Baker about the book Another Way
It might help that our pews aren’t available to sit in and pray.
The music gets people in the door. Yolanda Norton’s preaching might be what sticks to their bones.
The questions that plunge me into a cloud of unknowing most often come from my Sunday school students.
Last week in Louisville, I went to church.
“There’s a fire that cannot be extinguished except by justice.”