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Atheism done?

Is the atheist experiment over? Human psychology shows us that it is literally impossible to live without looking up to something; without having a north star or highest ideal that we use to define and assess our life. PICTURE: Guilherme Stecanella/Unsplash This highest ideal we would generally call God. Even if we don’t believe in […]

Worship

Worship is in decline across the western world. There are all sorts of reasons we give for this; abuse scandals, leadership fails, judgemental faith – and there is merit to each of these. PICTURE: Jantanee Rungpranomkorn/iStockphoto  A new book called The Great Dechurching found that the real reason churches are shrinking is because Westerners are abandoning […]

Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs – despite controversies and scandal

Us Bethel Leaders conference 2019

RNS United States For the past decade, a handful of megachurches have dominated worship music, churning out hits such as Goodness of God, What a Beautiful Name, King of Kings and Graves Into Gardens. And though churches like Australia-based Hillsong and Bethel Church in California have met with scandal and controversy, worship leaders still keep […]

Stampede at Liberia church gathering kills 29

Monrovia Liberia crowd outside hospital

Monrovia, Liberia AP At least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, have died in a stampede of worshippers at a Christian event in a densely populated area of the capital, Monrovia, officials said Thursday.  The stampede erupted when a gang of thugs armed with knives attacked some of the hundreds […]