How Can We Sing Again in a Strange Place?
While many churches are thinking in terms of weeks when it comes to gathering again in person, new information suggests that it may be months or years before group singing is once again safe.
What Would Rachel Held Evans Do? Late Author’s Voice Lives on through Those She Championed
It's been a year since beloved progressive Christian author and speaker Rachel Held Evans died unexpectedly — and in that year, a common refrain sounded again and again online among her many readers and friends.
Digital Pilgrimages Allow the Faithful to Travel the World From Their Couches
From hashtagged travel photos posted on Instagram to immersive apps, a number of digital pilgrimages are making spiritual journeys possible for the faithful and the curious alike, even as they stay home.
Jen Hatmaker on Her New Book, the Pandemic and Why She Has No Regrets
Jen Hatmaker knows the cost of standing up for what she believes in. But the freedom that came with it has been worth it, according to the bestselling author and speaker. "The only regret I have is that I did not do this sooner," Hatmaker
Let Us Hold Fast
The end of the first century was approaching. The first generation of believers were dying. The common expectation that Christ would return seemed remote. Hebrews calls the church back to the powerful image of God's unstoppable grace and promises.
Seeking Christian Mindfulness and Meditation? There’s an App for That
Christian meditation apps — with names like Abide, Pray, One Minute Pause, Soultime, and Soulspace — have entered the scene, adding prayer and Scripture to the digital landscape of soft voices and nature sounds.
How to Build Community While Worshipping Online
A recent survey found around half of church leaders surveyed struggled to create engaging interactions through online services – something Texas A&M Professor Heidi Campbell found people long for, in her research on religious use of the internet.
In ‘The Last Emperox,’ John Scalzi Delivers a Satisfying Space Opera With a Soul
John Scalzi gave up on God at an early age. While Scalzi identifies as an agnostic, a mix of action, sly humor and religion has become a mainstay of his popular sci-fi novels
What the Amish Can Teach Us About Surviving Apocalyptic Times
As entertaining as those stories are, apocalyptic times are rather less entertaining to live through. None of us wants to be an extra in a reboot of “Outbreak” or “Contagion,” and yet that’s where we seem to be right now.
My Lord and My God!
For Jesus, the locked doors behind which the apostles gathered were no more a barrier than death had already placed before him. It is always easier to define barriers than to get beyond them. But this “Thomas event” declares that God's love overcomes all things.