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Tending to the Life of Young Minds
By Megan Fowler
PCA people are setting the course for a handful of our culture’s most formative institutions.
The old artist doesn’t seem to want to show us the scene when Simeon held Jesus, or what he can do with it. He just seems to want to hold Jesus.
Rest for the Souls of PCA Worship Leaders
By Benjamin Morris
2022 Liturgy Collective Conference explored rest, connection, and growth.
This Christmas, Let’s Tend to the Country’s Worst Health Problem
By Richard Doster
More than half of the U.S. population is lonely, and it’s literally killing them.
Square Halo: Extraordinary Christian Writing for Ordinary Saints
By Megan Fowler
From the beginning, Square Halo’s mission has been to bring readers into conversation with living authors.
“What makes jazz unique is that the medium is mostly improvisation. It’s not entirely spontaneous, but it comes from the heart, on the stage, and in the moment.”
For those involved in leading worship, Sunday mornings are often anything but restful. Tim Nicholson, director of music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, cited an example of one church musician who for years had been unable to sit in worship and participate in the Lord’s Supper with his family due to professional church responsibilities….
Pursuing Beauty in a Fallen World
By Benjamin Morris
To write about beauty is famously difficult. Definitions tend to fall short; to quote Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart on obscenity, we can’t always say what it is, but we know it when we see it.
Bringing the Fattened Calf: How the “Beautiful Orthodoxy” Conference Is Reminding the PCA How to Feast
By Zoe S. Erler
While no conferences took place in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, 2022 will bring the third annual Beautiful Orthodoxy conference to New Orleans, February 8-10.
Felt and Feared No More: The Porter’s Gate to Release a Congregationally-Focused Christmas Album
By RuthAnne Jenkins
This Christmas, The Porter’s Gate has produced Advent music that speaks to the complexity of this past year.