At 100, Hymn Society Considers How Worship Evolves
Gathering for the first time since the pandemic, the interdenominational group discussed the importance of global churches finding their own rhythms.
What Is a Missionary Kid Worth?
Risks remain higher in cross-cultural contexts. And misconduct is harder to report.
The Missionary Kids Are Not Alright
Third culture kids are struggling with a crisis of care in the church, experts say.
Our Favorite New Christian Christmas Albums of the Year
Mix up your holiday listening with releases from Phil Wickham, Audrey Assad, and others.
Hillsong’s Global Appeal, Explained by Sociologists
Australian worship movement flourishes in both post-communist Budapest and post-church Seattle because it confronts the historical establishment.
Christmas, Christ, and Tamales
Tamales are the vivid recollection of our family’s unity during Christmas time.
Making Music and Babies: Christian Singers Open Up About Motherhood
For artists like Kari Jobe and Audrey Assad, family comes first, but that doesn’t mean their careers go away.
‘Oceans’ Keeps Rising
Why the Hillsong hit still tops the charts.
Why Americans Don’t Think God Talk is Weird
Robert Wuthnow says modern believers maintain a creative tension between the worldviews of naturalism and religion.
The Christians Are Coming!
Christian Frank Peretti hands in less-than-horrifying Hangman’s Curse. In The Fighting Temptations and Matchstick Men, a choir director and a con artist clean up their acts, but Christian press critics are more impressed with Lost in Translation. Plus: Reviews of Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, The Order, The Gospel of John, Cabin Fever, Thirteen, and more.