hospitality

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.

The world is overwhelming, and we need nourishment.

Maybe the grace experienced in the sacrament precedes belief.

My church has Fort Knox-level safety protocols. Why?

James Hudnut-Beumler profiles churches, ministries, and movements with long-held traditions and potential for change.

Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill challenge churches to embrace nine practices of active faith.

I wanted to introduce my students to Muslims, not just to Islam.

An evangelical case for pluralism

We embrace uninitiated visitors, rowdy children, and blue jeans. Why not tears?

Joshua Jipp's book does something few biblical scholars attempt: it offers explicit proposals for the church.

In the New Testament, the word door has many meanings.

Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?

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.

I move a lot. So did Jesus and the disciples.

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.