What it means to lead in post-Christian Europe

A Minneapolis congregation finds new life through the ancient practice of keeping Sabbath

Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church has placed Sabbath keeping at the heart of its life together. Two Sundays a month, they take a rest from work and obligations -- and even the Sunday service. > Read more

Kara K. Root: Stop. Rest. Come back to real life. This is the reason for Sabbath Practicing Sabbath draws us back into the kingdom of God -- where we all belong to God and to each other, and God is the one holding the reins, says a Presbyterian pastor in this sermon. > Read more

Monica A. Coleman: Jesus is here, even for those silenced by depression In Holy Week, a favorite gospel song reminds the author that God loves even those who cannot cry out in praise, those whom depression has left as silent as stones.   > Read more

Nathan Kirkpatrick: Tell it again Some stories need to be told again and again. So it is with the story of Easter, a story that reminds us that we belong to God and that Jesus is out ahead of us, calling us to God’s future, writes a managing director at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity. > Read more

Jesper Ertmann Oehlenschlӓger: What it means to lead in post-Christian Europe The pastor of a thriving Lutheran church near Copenhagen encourages Christians to engage their current culture without being afraid. > Read more

Melissa Musick Nussbaum: Presidents Day in the memory unit, 2016 The music therapist's Presidents Day quiz stirs something in the nursing home residents, something they recall, and the answers come pouring forth, like responses to a Bible drill. > Read more

Paul-Gordon Chandler: Peace building through the arts The arts are a starting place for addressing what different faiths have in common, says the founder of a nonprofit that hosts interfaith art exhibitions around the world.   > Read more

Resources for the study and renewal of worship  The resource guide from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship offers help with preaching, music, intergenerational worship and more.  > Learn more