The habit of weekly worship attendance has already taken a hit among American churchgoers. Now a move is afoot to offer the Sunday morning routine just …

The faithful gathered around candle-lit tables in the darkened room. They heard a reading of Psalm 34:8. “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” They …

“You should go to church–and like it, whether you like it or not.” Some responders to my articles on the Dones (people who’ve left the …

What’s the thing that’s draining the life out of the American church? Is it a recent thing–or has it been around a while? People often …

People describe the Christian faith as a “personal relationship with Jesus.” But in the church, how have we gone about encouraging and developing that relationship …

These are turbulent times. And the church is swirling in the maelstrom. I was reminded of this turbulence as I reviewed Holy Soup’s top blog posts …

It’s been brutal on the blog-o-battlefield. Since last week’s Holy Soup article “Why They Don’t Sing on Sunday Anymore,” I’ve been dodging incoming fire from …

Looking around the church last Sunday I noticed that the majority weren’t singing. And most of those who were singing barely moved their lips. The …

This city has one of the highest unchurched populations in the country. It may just foretell the future. And that may be a good thing. …

As they filed out of church, several adults slapped the children’s minister on the back and said the same thing: “I got more out of …