What are we to do when our regular structures of corporate worship have been upended and public gatherings are prohibited?

Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan’s poignant text and rustic illustrations paint the picture of a beautiful red barn and the people who call it home.

From time to time I will write my own psalms as prayers or reflective praises to God.

Christian music hitmaker JJ Weeks embarks on a solo career with an effervescent 6-song EP.

From the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s to the #MeToo movement of the 2010s, we live in a world where we are bombarded with sexual messages at every turn.

Whom should I marry? Which job should I take? Even though I pray, I don’t know.

I would be lying if I said I am not worried or stressed by this pandemic and its social and economic consequences. But I am not panicking or hoarding because I trust in God.

While caring for her terminally-ill Aunt Louise, Nori stumbles on a mystery related to her aunt’s medical fellowship at a tuberculosis sanitorium in the Adirondacks in the 1950s.

Netflix’s attempt at YA fantasy is a big journey in search of an interesting hero

One reporter’s experience researching and writing an article before and after the COVID-19 pandemic hit North America.

Breathless, Lily pauses and then warmly says, “Mary!” just as Jesus would have.

This Easter, there will be none of that. No large family gatherings around brightly decorated shared tables, no community egg hunts for excited young children, no overflowing churches filled with praise.

The author and illustrator of The Jesus Storybook Bible team up to create a picture book set based on Psalm 23 and the Lord’s Prayer.

Painter Paul Cézanne develops a strong friendship with writer Émile Zola in 19th-century France.

A podcast looks for the ancient influences in contemporary entertainment

A realistic, gut-wrenching novel for young adults that offers a painful, yet hope-infused, picture of a Vietnamese refugee girl’s experiences. 

Actress Claire Danes provides an engaging reading of Emily Wilson’s first-rate translation of Homer’s epic poem.

New movie releases, oldies but goodies, and more, now available for streaming at home.

Those involved in the dairy industry have lots to say on this topic, but their voices are often silenced in the discourse around sustainable farming.

At the table, usually the emphasis was placed on the assurance of forgiveness of sins, but I often asked myself whether, through his Supper, our Lord also spoke to other burdens we might carry to the table.

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In this time of social isolation, of staying home and canceling gatherings, church has become the one dependable regular event in our family’s schedule.

Here are some things I’ve noticed since COVID-19 was labeled a pandemic.