Died: Ralph Carmichael, Composer Who Fought for Freedom of Christian Music
Founder of Light Records arranged for Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Elvis Presley; scored “The Blob”; developed folk musicals; discovered Andraé Crouch; and believed any style could glorify God.
The Mountain Goats’ Latest Pandemic Release Looks into the Darkness
In “Dark in Here,” singer John Darnielle explores a bleak but enchanted world—all the way back to the biblical story of Jonah.
Died: Ole Anthony, Terror to Televangelists
He dug through prosperity preachers’ trash and pushed a radical Christian community to be more like the first-century church.
This Pandemic Hits Americans Where We’re Spiritually Weak
Our cultural values are making us sad: money, mortality, and fear of missing out.
Bouncing Around
A Vaughan Williams Elegy
“Cheerful agnosticism”?
Who Gets Left Behind?
How end times theories shape the ways we view our earthly abode.
‘Hunger Can Be Conquered’
And, says former Wall Street Journal reporter Roger Thurow, churches have a crucial role to play.
Can Public Schools Ban Churches from Renting Space?
Plus: European court rules against mandatory religious education, abortion politics in Sweden, and other stories from online sources around the world.
What’s Mine Is Yours
Folk-pop