‘Christ in the Abyss: Cultivating Deep Faith amid Depression and Despair’

For Juneteenth, a Black pastor from Texas reflects on freedom, America, and the fight for belonging BY JUSTIN COLEMAN Juneteenth is both a cause for celebration and a call to action BY MICHAEL W. WATERS

With repentance for its past, a retreat center and hub for social justice builds a new future BY EDIE GROSS

Accurately teaching history is a moral issue Q&A WITH RHONDA THOMAS

‘Christ in the Abyss: Cultivating Deep Faith amid Depression and Despair’

By Jean L. Neely

A writer who lives with bipolar disorder shares her story and amplifies voices of hope for those who struggle with inner pain or doubt.

When summer doesn’t feel like a season of ease

By Jessica Young Brown

We typically anticipate relaxation and a slower pace in the summer, but that is hard to imagine this year. So it is even more important to prioritize rest and play, writes a psychologist who specializes in faith and mental health.

Signs of rebound: Church attendance shows first uptick in decades

By Shari Finnell

For the first time in 25 years, the median number of people attending worship services in the United States has gone up.

The burden of healing when forgiveness becomes political

By Byron L. Benton

More than a decade after the massacre at Emanuel AME Church, a pastor reflects on what is required for true forgiveness to occur.

Why read Wendell Berry?

By Norman Wirzba

Theologian Norman Wirzba reflects on what he has learned about theology and Creation as a longtime friend and student of Wendell Berry.

A congregation renovates the old and builds something new to serve its members and community

By Kory Wilcoxson

Facing years of deferred maintenance and repair costs, a church in Lexington, Kentucky, looked outward as well as inward to make the best use of its historic space while expanding to meet a pressing local need.