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When the Church Is Just a Building

In the Northeast and the West Coast of America, the unapologetic intention of building the sacred is foundering on the rocks of the same change Europe experienced two generations ago.

Westminster’s Martyrs: A Brave and Startling Faith

The call to martyrdom is a call to witness, and these essays underscore the understanding that martyrs bear witness in their contexts and circumstances.

Beauty and Bleakness in Train Dreams

When Train Dreams leaves aside the messaging and philosophizing, it weaves a spell and draws you into its world.

Eras in Conversation

What makes the album extraordinary is the ease with which the old and the new coexist.

Ten Tips for Your Christmas Music Planning

These ten thoughts, like the tress that decorate our homes and church spaces, are offered as reminders of the season that is a high point of the year.

Art as a Way to God

The authors make a case for a church in which art in general, and the visual arts in particular, are part of congregational life.

Dance and the Grace of Discipline

Silas Farley: “Dance is predicated upon a lifestyle of embodied discipline and learning.”

Proving the Concept of Beauty

Ralph Adams Cram wrote “beauty is the instrument of art" and therefore ordering a church, even with a modest budget, is a ministry itself.

Friedrich’s Subjective Landscapes of the Soul

In the extraordinarily subjective world of Caspar David Friedrich, we are almost always positioned before a landscape that strongly suggests our presence.

Spiritual Craftsmanship in the Sunshine

Beyond the tools of expression of these handcrafted buildings, the most powerful baseline continuity is the purpose of all the effort of their builders: To come closer to God.

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