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Gracy OlmsteadChurchBook ReviewsFormationJournalWinter 2026

The Garden and the Liturgy

Both the church calendar and the work of gardening are reminders of our mortality and an exhortation to prepare for the world to come.

Amy MantravadiChurch

Redeemed from Fire by Fire

The Ely Cathedral tells a story of Christendom's breaking, but also of Christianity's unlikely resurrections.

Adam CarringtonChurchGlobal

The Abuja Affirmation: A Global Definition of Anglican Identity

The recently published Abuja Affirmation is the strongest sign so far that the future of global Anglicanism is as a Reformed Protestant church.

Randall MerrillChurch

Acts 1:8 and the Mission of the Church

A poor reading of Acts 1:8 has left many pastors and ministry leaders unequipped for the banal work of day to day pastoral ministry.

Hayden NesbitChurch

Evangelism in a World of Control and Aggression

Because of our world-muting acceleration, our evangelistic efforts would be wise to reawaken attentiveness to the created order.

Hayden NesbitTechnologyChurch

The Mad Farmer on Claude, AI, and the Church

The church is the community of contrariness in the world, not because it is anti-technology, but because it is pro-unpredictable mystery

Trevin WaxChurchEvangelismGlobal

Should We Prioritize Evangelism in Missions?

Obviously the proclamation and advance of the Gospel brings about social change, but it is still right and good to prioritize evangelism.

Sandip ChauhanChurch

Banyan Church

Growth is a sign of life. The question is what kind of growth preserves life rather than stretching it to the point of fracture.

Hayden NesbitChurchFormation

Formed by Song: How Music Shapes the Christian Life

Throughout church history the great teachers of the faith have commended music to us as a vehicle for living the Christian life.

Adam FinkneyChurchFormation

Tradition Didn’t Kill My Faith. Amnesia Almost Did.

I didn’t lose my faith because Christianity asked too much of me. I nearly lost it because it asked too little.

Adam FinkneyChurchFormation

Tradition Didn’t Kill My Faith. Amnesia Almost Did.

I didn’t lose my faith because Christianity asked too much of me. I nearly lost it because it asked too little.

Jake MeadorCultureChurchBook ReviewsFormation

Liturgies of the Wild and Non-Expressivist Religion

If you want people to be bewildered by church, then church needs to be weird in some way.