Americans are cautiously returning to in-person religious services as vaccination rates rise and COVID-19 deaths decline, according to a survey conducted this month. But the Pew Research Center study also found that attendance at weekly services remains lower than pre-pandemic…
With Invictus Howard Goodall tells Christ’s Passion mainly through texts written by women
When Howard Goodall set out to write a fresh choral work on the Passion of Christ, he knew full well the giants who had trod this ground before, especially the ever-present Johann Sebastian Bach. Yet he also knew the overwhelming…
Pastor launches webcast to connect with friends, combat boredom of pandemic isolation
“It’s basically like sitting down at the table next to us when we’d go to breakfast.”
Easter at the epicenter: last Sunday in New York
Sunday did not feel like Easter; except for this: what may have been our saddest Easter may also have been our most Easter-like Easter.
Christians must seek ‘Easter moment’ beyond sanctuaries this year, ministers say
“This year has actually added a poignancy and intensity to Holy Week from all that I’m observing in my own heart and in my congregation.”
Even now, we must not rush to Easter. First, comes the middle space of Holy Saturday
While Jesus is indeed alive, the reality of God’s Kingdom is far from being fully realized in our world. Ultimately, rushing to the goodness of Easter is part of an escapist mentality only afforded to the most privileged among us.
Crucifixion and coronavirus: a Holy Week unlike any other
David declared that even though he walked through the valley of the shadow of death, goodness and mercy would follow him always and that God would be with him forever. This year, this Holy Week, we have to find a way to believe that.
Our lives are part of a great sacred story that goes on. Even in a global pandemic
Though life now feels like a wild, roller coaster ride of emotions, we are part of something much bigger than the unfolding devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. Our lives, even now, are woven into a great sacred story.
Sermons about Sodom are timely, but not for reasons you may think | #intimeslikethese
The story of Lot and Sodom is relevant and timely, if we see it as a story of radical hospitality.