Congregationalism & Churches
Preaching legend and longtime professor Robert Smith Jr. is retiring after years of scholarship, accolades, and personal loss. A student at Beeson Divinity School once came to preaching professor Robert Smith Jr. in tears. The young man’s fiancée had returned the ring to him and called off their engagement. Smith cried with him. Then he… Read More
No, our future children or grandchildren will not be evangelized by a robot. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. ChatGPT, the eerily accurate artificial intelligence (AI) information-gathering and writing chatbot that launched this past November, is worrying a growing number of people. Teachers are wondering how a genuine high-school or college… Read More
The local church is small and placed for a reason. The first time a pastor ever made me cry out of frustration was when I was 18 years old and working as an intern at a megachurch. I proposed that I spend the summer focusing on about 10 middle school girls, intentionally developing relationships with… Read More
A different kind of “third place” ministry creates community and connections with washers and dryers. Some come with track marks from years of drug abuse. Others come with children in tow. Some are struggling through a bad week. Others, a bad decade. All bring their dirty laundry. They wash it and dry it for free at… Read More