Church
A glimpse of how heaven sees worship
On World Communion Day, I sat in the balcony. The view was stunning.
Why did Lyz Lenz’s church fail? Why do so many others?
The former church planter’s melancholy journey through the Midwest and its faith
Is there a link between fertility and faith in South Korea?
Buddhism offers a clear answer. With Christianity, it’s more complex.
How Christian theology and practice are being shaped by trauma studies
Talking about God in the face of wounds that won’t go away
Saying good-bye to my congregation
I had to make room for conversations of thanks, forgiveness, love, and good-bye.
When the opioid crisis shows up at our church’s doorstep
Dealing with our community’s real issues
The Mega podcast draws mega laughs
The evangelical satire also offers insight and empathy.
Take & read: American religious history
New books that are shaping conversations about American religious history
Pastoral care that meets addiction at its source
Sonia Waters sees pain and trauma at the heart of this particular type of soul sickness.
Take & read: Global Christianity
New books that are shaping discussions about global Christianity
The refugees on my church’s cricket team
How we stopped seeing a destitute “them” and started seeing wicket keepers and off spinners.
In a politically divided church, what’s the preacher to do?
The answer, says Leah Schade, is about dialogue as much as any single sermon.
A letter from Paul to Christians in the US
Let me cut to the chase, brothers and sisters. Is this what you think living in Christ looks like?
Four people, one church
Cara Wall writes beautifully about something novelists rarely address: a mainline Protestant congregation.
Suicides in the US are rising. How can the church respond?
Helping people feel connected to one another is the holy work of any community, including congregations.
Googling my way out of a pastoral relationship
The man turned in a visitor card. I pulled up my web browser.
Can clergy earn back the public trust they’ve lost?
Respect for pastors is at an all-time low. What would help?
A black pastor writes to the white church about its complicity in oppression
Lenny Duncan’s letter is full of hope and fury, love and lament—like Paul’s epistles.