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.
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C. Kavin Rowe: Incorporating disagreement is a mark of a thriving community
Fifth in a series. The Jerusalem Council, in Acts 15, offers three indispensable elements to processing conflict in the life of the church.
Standing at the border of Now and Then
Karl Barth was not just a theological giant but also a father who buried a son. The sermon Barth preached at his son’s memorial service offers words of honesty and hope to all who mourn someone who died young, says James A. Harnish.
Imagination, culture making and The Saint John’s Bible
Art is both a product of imagination and what sparks it. Pastors, students and others reflect on the illuminations in The Saint John’s Bible and make their own books as an act of spiritual and theological reflection.
Every person who ever lived?
Religion reporter Cathleen Falsani writes about her old Wheaton College buddy Rob Bell and “Love Wins,” his provocative new book.
Lisa Nichols Hickman: The first social network
What if the parable of the Great Banquet is about building networks of relationships?
Michael Emerson: Are we the same persons we were?
The first of a series of posts on what change means for religious leaders.
Lillian Daniel: We walk by faith . . .
If a blind cat can face the world unafraid, what about us?
Richard J. Mouw: The theological significance of grits
Like the grits at Waffle House, grace comes whether you ask for it or not.
Wesley Hill: Sin as longing for God
“The next time you see somebody driving a Ferrari, think, ‘This is somebody who is incredibly vulnerable and in need of love’.”