Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
A look at five updates to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
The official Bible translation of the National Council of Churches, commonly used by academics and mainline Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Episcopalians, has been revised for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The NRSVue—which stands for New Revised Standard Version updated edition—has about 20,000 edits. The changes incorporate new scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as stylistic changes to keep up with the evolution of English.
SOURCE: National Council of Churches
This issue we give special attention to the thousands of US pastors who faithfully labor unseen and who wonder how much longer they can hold themselves together. COVID-19 put unique strains on clergy—a group that was already seeing rising rates of burnout—and the effects will linger long after most Americans have put their masks away. In our cover story, Kyle Rohane argues that pastors are less likely than other workers to join the Big Quit. It sounds like good news and is, in ways. But in other ways, it’s a warning.
The Russell Moore Show
Russell takes a listener question about whether some songs are better than others for worshipping in a congregational setting.
Being Human
How can you maintain your Christmas sanity amid holiday stress?
News
“I just wish someone can help me get my child back home soon.”
News
While uncertain about life under the new Islamist-led government, Christians are providing spiritual and material aid to their neighbors
The Incarnation is an act of divine hospitality, and the church is the cohost.
A conversation with printmaker Ned Bustard on what traditions teach about the joy of generosity.
As layoffs mount amid economic uncertainty, lots of us are looking for work. Here’s how to approach the process.
CT reported on the assassination of a president, a Supreme Court ban on Bible-reading in schools, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
