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It was a warm Sunday in July when I got to wear a swimsuit to church, a Little Mermaid one, in fact. My mother fussed over my hair

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

Second-Degree Plant-Slaughter I am a terrible gardener. My two requirements of office plants is that they 1) be able to withstand neglect for long stretches of time, and

The phrase “biblical hospitality” gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? Dorothea H. Bertschmann from Durham University writes about ancient Jewish hospitality customs, helping

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

A few years ago, the late Rachel Held Evans guested on The Liturgists podcast to talk about a rather erudite, heady issue: What is the difference between being

Many of us look forward to the summer. It represents a time to get away from our usual schedules. It affords opportunity to travel, take time off, and

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

The Christian tradition truly has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to music. It doesn’t even seem possible some days when you look at the breadth and

Have you ever felt like the weight of the world was on your shoulders? Have you ever wondered if you measure up? Have you ever been treated like