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Sukkot and Exile

Learning Empathy through Exile

Editor’s note: This year, the Jewish festival of Sukkot runs October 9–16. This article explores the significance of this holiday…

Embodied worship

All Worship Is Shared in the Body of Christ: The Limitations and Uses of Online Services

The pandemic changed our relationship with worship dramatically. At the beginning of 2020, many of us had never heard of…

Part of the Embodying Biblical Rituals in a Digital Age series

Church Search

The Torah Can Guide Your Search for a Healthy Church

‘This feels like when my parents announced they were getting divorced after I graduated high school. I wondered how much…

Virtual Communion

Why Gather? Virtual Technology and the Lord’s Supper

On a recent visit with friends in Scotland, I noticed how the Scots described the last two years as “the…

Part of the Embodying Biblical Rituals in a Digital Age series

Become Like God?

Is It Good or Bad to Become Like God?

Many Christians aspire to be “like God” in certain respects—to be loving, just, merciful, wise—and indeed, this might even be…

Digital Sabbath

Digital Deceleration and the Ritual of Sabbath

I wonder if you’ve had the experience of pausing for a moment in your day and finding yourself suddenly overcome…

Part of the Embodying Biblical Rituals in a Digital Age series

Childlike Faith

Jesus Didn’t Commend ‘Childlike Faith’ Like We Think of It

Imagine you’re teaching Sunday school for, let’s say, first grade. Accompanying the goldfish, juice pouches, and coloring sheets is a…

Humility and Shame

Humility-Shame: A Positive Understanding of Shame from the Cross

Paul aspires toward the same type of shame that Christ experienced on the cross. This shame is inextricably connected to humility.

Part of the Purifying Ourselves: Moral Formation in the Bible series

Meritocracy

All Reward and Provision Come from God—Not the Meritocracy

Whenever a student comes into my office in tears, I know there’s a very good chance that the source of…

Part of the American Religion vs. the Bible series

Mental Health Challenges

Embodying the Kingdom While Facing Mental Health Challenges

In the book of Luke, the first thing we learn about the Kingdom is that it is good news. The…

Part of the Purifying Ourselves: Moral Formation in the Bible series