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Not many churches in Africa or elsewhere often include songs about social justice in worship. Kenyan scholar and musician Reuben Kigame believes that re-examining what the Bible says about justice and the good news should shift what we define as music appropriate for worship.
A podcast from Calvin University featuring thoughtful leaders discussing key topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of Christian life and witness.
Many Christians are wary about rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Some think AI has nothing to do with faith or the Bible. Others worry that AI will take over the world. Computer science scholar Derek Schuurman discusses how to connect bytes and beliefs.
You are probably used to artificial intelligence (AI) suggesting ways to complete sentences in your emails and texts. Now that AI has the capacity to write sermons and mimic emotional care, how should AI be used in churches?
Deborah Haarsma and Scott Hoezee explain how worship that honors God as Creator can defuse culture wars between science and faith.
An international pastoral leader, a public theologian, and a young scholar explain how the 色中色 has impacted them鈥攁nd made room for them to influence CICW and others.
Learning from prayer practices of the Reformation era can help congregations and families today deepen their faith, piety, and responses to current events.
Whether churches call it a message, teaching, homily, or sermon, there鈥檚 often a big gap between what preachers think they are saying and what listeners hear. Preaching can become more effective when ministers, priests, deacons, and laypeople learn how to talk together. This two-way preaching conversation requires a cultural shift.
Have you ever gone home from worship disappointed that the preacher or Sunday homily didn鈥檛 seem very effective? Recent research reveals that listeners can help preachers help their peers grow closer to God.
Theologian John Stek called the physical creation "the glory robe of God."鈥疛ohn Calvin liked to observe that it is our privilege to live in the 鈥済lory theater鈥 of God's creation and that the reason God made human beings to stand upright is so we could better lift up our eyes to see the stars above.鈥疘n the last year more of the universe's glory has been revealed by the stunning images emerging from the new James Webb Space Telescope.鈥疐ew people can help us appreciate these new glimpses into God's creation better than astronomer Deborah Haarsma.鈥疘n this session, Dr. Haarsma and Scott Hoezee will discuss what new facets of our Creator God's work have been revealed by the Webb Telescope鈥檚 images.
Artie Lindsay is the teaching pastor at Tabernacle Community Church, a multiracial congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this edited conversation, he talks about the joys and challenges of serving the Alger Heights neighborhood.
Preachers, worship leaders, teachers, and others who study the Bible often go online to find resources for their research. Sorting through search results is often frustrating. But Zeteosearch.org鈥攁 revamped curated search engine鈥攐ffers thought-provoking results.
