by Paul Lewis | Sep 2, 2025 | Opinion
I’m not intentional about curating playlists for different occasions. Instead, I just go with what the algorithms send my way. I have begun to rethink that practice, however, in light of two books I have read recently. One is Christian Smith’s Why Religion Went...
by Christopher Schelin | Mar 19, 2025 | Opinion
Last Sunday, we sang a familiar hymn. It followed the sermon, as it typically does in Baptist churches. But this time, the hymn felt radically different. I suddenly realized that “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” is a political declaration. Growing up, this hymn was...