Author: Dr. Christine Hand Jones

“Love the sinner, but hate the sin” is right up there with “everything happens for a reason,” and “he/she is in a better place now” when it comes

Coffee is a sacrament, and you, dear baristas, are ministers of grace. To view the world as sacramental is to view it as a vehicle for epiphany --

According to USA Today, most new year’s resolutions fail by January 17. As hectic schedules barge in to sabotage idealized morning routines, that mid-January slump can be a

As adults, we’ve pulled back the curtain on Santa’s workshop and found only ourselves and our worn-out credit cards. How can we reclaim the wonder of the season?

Reflections on performed faith with Kanye, George Orwell, and Cameron Dezen Hammon’s This is my Body. I’ve been thinking lately about an old joke you sometimes hear tossed

For a recent academic project, I set out to analyze the top twenty-five worship songs according to CCLI.  My findings about the music were what you might suspect

The Lost Legends deserves a place on your bookshelf because its stories provide a glimpse of the "real magic" at the heart of human experience.

Mixed-Up Theology and Patriotic Hymns In one of the churches I attended as a young child, we held patriotic services at least once a year. It was the

I had gone into the show feeling like my part was disposable and not important to the story. But by the end I understood that every actor on

Today, I want to add my voice to those in tribute to Rachel Held Evans, the popular Christian blogger and author who died this weekend following severe complications