The Weekend – 10-5-2024
A Power Made Possible Through Sacrifice
Palm Sunday’s message of the donkey, the lion, and the lamb
It Is Not Best for Man to Eat Alone
We’re all having meals by ourselves more often. But in the Christian life, food and community are inextricably intertwined.
Our Worship Is Turning Praise into Secular Profit
With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church?
One of Oldest Books in Existence Sells for $3.9 Million
An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, went up for auction and sold to an anonymous bidder.
Where Ox and Ass Are Teaching
Many traditional Nativity scenes aren’t strictly historically accurate, but they teach us deeper biblical truths.
Only Jesus Can Satiate Sheep and Wolves Alike
The Good Shepherd interrupts the story of our hunger and introduces himself as the Bread of Life.
Sojourner Truth Was a ‘Double Woman’ in More Ways than One
She championed both abolition and women’s rights. And she wasn’t afraid to challenge advocates of either cause.
I Skipped Church for Three Years
My spiritual loneliness brought me back.
Holy Week Playlist: Songs to Survey the Wondrous Cross
Christian leaders and musicians share their favorite Easter music.