Church
Why some young Black Christians are practicing hoodoo
The ancestral religious practices of the African diaspora were forced underground by the White church.
Christian liturgy should reflect the unconditional nature of grace
This might mean changing the order of certain elements.
There’s no theological education pipeline anymore
It’s been replaced by a thriving irrigation hose.
The words I turn to in times of grief and distress
“If it can’t be happy, make it beautiful.”
Looking to Advent as we grieve our COVID-19 dead
Lament and longing can be companions.
Billy Graham and Barack Obama each offered a pastoral voice in a time of tragedy
We need someone to speak to our moment, too.
How do we grieve the hundreds of thousands of people the COVID-19 pandemic has killed?
We posed this question to five writers.
The fascinating story of the Ivory Coast’s mega-basilica
Why is the world’s largest church building in Yamoussoukro?
The Black Church Food Security Network aims to heal the land and heal the soul
“Food charity is a sweet siren song. It is not a sustainable track toward the Beloved Community.”
Whose problem is clergy burnout?
Training in healthy ministry for pastors—and congregations
A tent for outdoor worship
The stark liturgical space that Harvard Episcopal chaplain Rita Powell envisioned before COVID is now a reality.
The Porter’s Gate’s songs give voice to the realities of 2020
A collective of Black, White, and Latino church songwriters makes liturgical music for resistance.
My daughter’s wedding vows made me think about what it means to receive
Taking is possessing. Receiving is a gift.
The Asian American Christian Collaborative’s efforts to confront anti-Asian racism in the church
The pandemic has made an existing problem worse.
I was afraid to protest in Kenosha, but my parishioner needed me
The city felt like it had been sucker punched.
The struggle to live in unity when everything’s divided
We know how to wield a sword, but nobody taught us how to cultivate a field.
