Why do so many capable members take a pass when they are invited to let their names stand to serve? And more importantly, what can we do about it?

Liturgy was not a barrier to hospitality. Rather, it was an embodiment of it.

John could have emphasized glory or transcendence. Instead, he shows us Jesus is present through embodied actions

The Sacred Assembly still calls the church to embody justice, to walk alongside Indigenous communities, and uphold the dignity and life of all people.

Artificial intelligence is pervasive in our daily lives, in ways that we are not even aware of.

One of the most scenic pictures of holy love in the gospels takes place after the resurrection not in a crowded city or amid a dramatic miracle, but on a quiet shoreline.

Being people of integrity can be hard. The apostle Paul calls this virtue painful.

The story was very well written—and yet, I kept circling back to the words “much like you and me.”

An authentic person says, “This is who I am. Accept or reject me, but don’t expect me to change for you.” If this is what we mean, we are in for trouble.

In the phrase “Dutch Christian Reformed,” Dad insisted the overwhelming focus had to be on “Christian.” That lesson confronts us today.

As attractively merciful as this belief might sound, it does not fit with the biblical testimony or the universal church or the basic doctrines of God.

One Sunday morning, a pastor steps up to his pulpit and—amid the swirling chaos of a country divided and mourning

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Mark Silk, a contributing editor to Religion News Service, describes a change in American public discourse over the last 40 years and a return of what he calls "classic Christian opposition to Judaism."

How do you start again after all you threw yourself into crumbles before you, when everything you’ve worked for turns to ash?

There are two great stories that have shaped my life. The first is the story of Dutch Calvinism. The second is the story of World War II.

We must find an intentional plan for practicing and living out our faith.

My experience tells me that supersizing is not the likeliest route to good health, physically or spiritually.

Anyone with a middle school understanding of biology knows that, if these cardiologists get their way, the human beings from whom we would be taking organs are not, in fact, dead.

I’ve learned a lot being here, but it’s been a tense time to live in D.C.

Justice is a critical concept for Christians because it is important to God. Yet the Bible has a way of shattering all our notions of justice.

We have a choice: to surrender to outrage and conspiracy, or recommit to our first freedoms—a sacred democratic commitment to one another.

The temptation to use AI as a friend, therapist, and even romantic partner has been widely reported. What about AI-powered introspection?