Worship
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Making the happiness crisis in America even worse, especially for young people, are completely wrong diagnoses. What’s needed to increase happiness is not more money, more stuff, or more “authenticity.” As Dr. Thaddeus Williams explains in his book Don’t Follow Your Heart, at the root of our problem is the terrible advice about how to achieve happiness […]
When you think of the beginning of contemporary approaches to ministry – evangelism and outreach, music and structure – what comes to mind? The Azusa Street revivals of the early 1900s? The Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and early ’70s? The megachurch movement, with the birth of Willow Creek in 1975 or Saddleback in […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Friday, March 07, 2025 The mugshot of Rui Jiang, a 35-year-old man arrested on September 24, 2023, after trying to bring weapons to a church that he had made threats against online. | Facebook/Prince William County Police Department A man who attempted to attack a Virginia church armed with a gun […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Thursday, March 06, 2025 The Last Supper movie Chris Tomlin, the Grammy Award-winning artist behind some of modern worship’s most beloved anthems, believes worship is more about seeing than singing. “I’ve always thought that if I can help people see the mercy of God, the goodness of God, the […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, March 05, 2025 Pastor Ronnie Goines (L) of Koinonia Christian Church in Arlington, Texas, is accused of sexually assaulting dentist and former member Tolu Fadipe (R). | YouTube/Koinonia Christian Church; Screenshot/Instagram/Tolu Fadipe Editors’ note: This article includes graphic details about alleged sexual assaults Pastor Ronnie Goines and his Koinonia […]
A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted a group of people called “The HENRYs,” an acronym for “high earner, not rich yet.” The piece showcased earners with incomes well into the hundreds of thousands who still feel they are living paycheck to paycheck. According to author Callum Borchers, “The essence of being a HENRY is feeling […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Tuesday, March 04, 2025 The entrance signage for the United States Department of Justice Building in Washington D.C. The Department of Justice, the U.S. law enforcement and administration of Justice government agency. | Getty Images The United States Department of Justice has expressed support for a Pennsylvania church that is suing […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Sunday, March 02, 2025 Members of Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir sing at the premiere of their new album, “I Will Not Be Moved” on Feb. 28, 2025. | Brooklyn Tabernacle NEW YORK — From the first song — the title track “I Will Not Be Moved” featuring Brad Hudson — until […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Friday, February 28, 2025 Attendees raise their hands in worship during Franklin Graham’s Route 66 “God Loves You” tour in Springfield, Missoui, on Sept. 23, 2021. | Courtesy of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Despite a consistent decline in the share of adults in the United States who identified as Christians […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Thursday, February 27, 2025 A worship service held at First Baptist Church of Forth Smith, Arkansas, on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. | Screengrab: YouTube/First Baptist Church of Forth Smith A federal appeals court has revived an Arkansas church’s lawsuit against an insurance company that denied the congregation coverage for hail damage. […]