Faith
Scripture, ministry, and the everyday work of the spiritual life.
The Black Church Has Always Been an Economic Institution. That's More Important Right Now Than Ever.
Congregations across the country are turning Sunday worship into economic action. Faith-driven buy Black movements are reclaiming something...
Faith Leaders Across Denominations Are Making the Case That Separation of Church and State Protects Religion, Not Threatens It
A growing number of pastors, priests, and rabbis are publicly arguing that the wall between church and state exists to protect religious...
Spiritual Direction Is Quietly Becoming a Mainstream Protestant Practice
A practice that lived inside Catholic monastic tradition for centuries is moving into Protestant congregations and parachurch ministries at...
Easter Vigil Adult Baptisms Surged Across Catholic Dioceses This Year
Diocesan reports coming in from around the country show significant jumps in adults entering the Catholic Church this Easter, continuing a...
Men's Ministry Attendance Is Growing Faster Than Any Other Church Program
Across every tradition and every region, men's ministry is the one church program that kept growing through a decade of overall religious...
Intergenerational Churches Are Becoming the Quiet Answer to Everything Christians Are Fighting About
Age-segregated church is showing its limits. The churches formally structuring adults and kids and teenagers to worship together are seeing...
Easter Sunday Is Not a Performance It Is the Hinge of Everything
Pastors across Nashville are preparing for the biggest attendance Sunday of the year. The real question is whether the resurrection is the...
The Unlikely Converts: Why Young Atheists Are Finding Their Way to Christianity in 2026
A growing number of young people who once dismissed religion entirely are walking into churches, exploring Orthodox traditions, and...
Small Group Bible Study Attendance Is Up 23 Percent and Pastors Did Not See It Coming
Lifeway Research data released last week shows small group Bible study attendance across Protestant churches jumped 23 percent between 2023...
Fasting Is Not About Food: What Jesus Actually Assumed About His Followers' Spiritual Practice
Jesus did not say "if you fast." He said "when you fast." The discipline of fasting is one of the most misunderstood and underused...
Bible Reading Apps Are Quietly Becoming the Default Way Christians Engage Scripture in 2026
YouVersion has crossed 850 million installs, Hallow ended Lent with 23 million users, and BibleProject's plan completion rate hit 47...
The Discipline Nobody Talks About After Easter
The resurrection changes everything. What happens in the weeks after is where most Christians lose the thread.
Friday Is the First Friday of May and Catholic Parishes Are Quietly Watching the Sacred Heart Devotion Come Back
The First Friday of May lands tomorrow, and parish data points to a quiet return of the Nine First Fridays devotion to the Sacred Heart of...
What the Bible Actually Says About Money, Enough, and the Trap of Always Wanting More
The prosperity gospel gets most of the attention, but scripture has a far more demanding and more honest conversation about wealth,...
Silence Is the Spiritual Discipline Nobody in the Church Is Talking About
Confession is back. Scripture memorization is growing. But the practice most Christians avoid most is the one the ancient church considered...
Tithing When Money Is Tight Is Not About the Amount It Is About the Posture
Gas is over four dollars, groceries keep climbing, and the offering plate still comes around. Here is what Scripture actually says about...
The Sabbath Is the Most Countercultural Thing You Can Do Right Now
In a culture built around constant output, deliberately stopping is an act of defiance. The theology of rest is not a nice idea. It is a...
St. Catherine of Siena Feast Lands April 29 With Renewed Attention From Younger Catholics
The patron of Italy and Europe and one of only four female Doctors of the Church is getting a fresh look from believers who never grew up...
Pastors Are Already Planning for Mother's Day. Here Is Why.
Mother's Day Sunday lands on May 10 this year, and pastors across Nashville are reworking their preparation calendars around a service that...
The Lectionary Is Coming Back, and Younger Christians Are Driving It
A generation raised on charismatic worship and topical preaching is reaching for fixed prayers, set readings, and the church calendar. The...
The Discipline You Keep Skipping Is the One Your Body and Soul Need Most
In a culture where rest feels like falling behind, the ancient practice of Sabbath is making a theological comeback that goes deeper than...
Pope Leo XIV Confirms First US Apostolic Visit With Three-City Tour Set for September 2026
The first American-born pope locked in his US apostolic journey for September with stops in Chicago, Washington, and New York drawing...
Bivocational Pastors Are Quietly Becoming the Norm Again
More pastors than ever are working a second job to keep their churches viable. The trend is reshaping how small congregations think about...
More Christians Are Going Offline One Day a Week. Here Is What Happens When You Actually Try It.
The Digital Sabbath movement is growing among Christians who feel the tension between the always-connected world and their need for genuine...
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