Two documentaries, with Sicko telling the sad story of U.S. healthcare and Let the Church Say Amen telling the story of a small congregation in Washington, D.C.
On how a requisite page became a blank canvas for an entire congregation.
Reviews of two documentary tours, one of the American South to discover evangelical Christianity and one around the world to explore the nature of human ambition.
An interview with Ron Vander Pol, an artist and art and Bible instructor from Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
On what happens when conflicting ideas take walks around the same neighborhood.
Why believers might conscientiously abstain from voting.
How the variety of buildings in which we worship reflect larger tensions and ideas, particularly for multi-generation families.
What is the effective difference between a cathedral and an auditorium? A sparse Protestant dais and Orthodox iconography?
On experiencing a devalued catchphrase for one's self.
Looking back reveals a series of small, significant revelations.
A report on race relations in Russia.
A humble home liturgy inspires confession and remembering.
Comparing the early church's imperial context with our own.
Why is the church often the last place people find acceptance?
Reflections at the intersection of various cultural expectations about marriage and singleness.
The question of whether Google is making us "stoopid" may only begin to assess what we stand to lose.
In what ways are Christians responding to new technology, to the detriment or benefit of the Church?
A reflection on the complicated consideration of where to live.
A prophetic history lesson in gendered images of Christianity.
Warrior-centric attempts at fostering male identity in church.
Four lyrical snapshots, taken over two weeks of celebration.
On moving from victory through superiority to upholding one another in love.
A mother reflects on her children's faith journeys and the complexities of joy for Christian parents.
What happens when church becomes a social club with unwritten rules?
A proposal for serving youth more effectively in the church.
Imaging youth group as an expression of what we are for.
On learning to see God's love in action, not ours.
Under the influence of urban naturalism, an inner-city neighborhood can be a wonder-full place.
Questions from the present on a path that has run through churches of all sizes.
Growing a church community around the centrality of the shared feast.