James Martin: Faith leads to joy
Despite the pervasiveness of serious, somber Christianity, the heart of the gospel message is joy -- so laugh, says the Jesuit priest and author of a new book on religion and humor.
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Laughing in church
Is it any wonder that so many people find religious settings stultifying? It's time to recover joy, humor and laughter in Christian churches, says the Rev. James Martin.
C. Kavin Rowe: Becoming a Christ-shaped leader
Christ-shaped leadership is about developing a fundamentally Christian background in your institution or organization, so that Christian thought and practice are second nature.
Wesley Hill: Following our names around
Truthfulness isn’t the easiest character trait to acquire. Sometimes it feels like we’re hiding our true selves behind a name, title or office.
Richard B. Hays: Why should we care about the arts?
Christians should be attentive to the ways in which the character of our community is shaped by the imaginative spaces we inhabit, says the dean of Duke Divinity School.
Michael Jinkins: A pilgrim people following a living God
The best responses to God’s leadership in moments of controversy are awe, wonder and praise.
Wesley Hill: Enemies of closure
We Christians have spiritual and theological reasons to celebrate finitude, our limited time and space, our inability to be and do everything we’d like to be and do.
Scott Benhase: Somewhere between Holden Caulfield and St. Augustine
Historically in our culture people turned to St. Augustine to read about a life well-lived. Then at some point Holden Caulfield became a more popular source of insight on life.
Michael Jinkins: Analogies for the church's situation
Whenever we worry about the church’s future, listen for a knock at the door.
Makoto Fujimura: The function of art
The church needs the arts, not so there will be opportunities for more artists in churches, but for the sake of the gospel, says the artist and founder of the International Arts Movement.