Category: Church Culture

When many Christians in American think of freedom, they think of it in terms of personal liberties: the individual's right to self-determination, self-expression, and self-interest. Self-denial gets overlooked.

The shocks on the church bus were so worn that when the wheels went round and round into a pothole, our rumps jumped half a foot into the

“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

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

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

Here’s something a little lighthearted for your Monday: the life of a single, female pastor as told by 20 Liz Lemon gifs. It’s Lent. Things feel a little

Despite what the naysayers will tell you, there can be good reasons to leave a church. Sadly, it’s usually a leadership issue. A toxic minister can run a

Last Tuesday, I took time out on a work night to go to the movies and watch a documentary about the Pope. (I know. I really know how

There is soft, ambient music playing as suddenly, the voice of the speaker mellows to a hushed tone. You feel your heart rising inside of your chest as