Get your ZZZs
COVID-19 / peer learning groups

Get your ZZZs

By Laura Stephens-Reed Back before Christmas, the website Masterclass was offering a two-for-one membership deal. The opportunity to learn about any subject I could imagine was more than my inner nerd could pass up. I can virtually sit at the feet of experts in the arts, sciences, athletics, history, and more. A neuroscientist is currently … Continue reading

The Spiritual Discipline of Watching Film Together: A Conversation with Pop Theology’s Ryan Parker
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The Spiritual Discipline of Watching Film Together: A Conversation with Pop Theology’s Ryan Parker

By Andy Hale Ratched, Chef’s Table BBQ, The Boys Season 2, Woke, Mulan, Bill and Ted Face the Music, and Raised by Wolves are just a warm-up list to all the original content available for streaming in September. Between Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, AppleTV+ and Disney+, one can say that there is something to watch on TV.  Are you not … Continue reading

Commitment to Community During COVID-19
COVID-19

Commitment to Community During COVID-19

By Val Fisk  Wednesday mornings during the stay-at-home order in Tennessee have taken on a comforting rhythm. I arrive at the quiet and empty church building, flip on lights, and set up my laptop in front of an empty library chair. By 9:15, Mrs. Joyce Cope Wyatt is arriving at the front door, where I … Continue reading

First Baptist Church Asheville finds creativity in the chaos 
bold faith / COVID-19 / Featured

First Baptist Church Asheville finds creativity in the chaos 

By Grayson Hester  Sometimes ministry looks like five loaves and seven fishes. Other times, it looks like 72 gallons of milk. First Baptist Church Asheville has become expert in that kind of ministry. “We’re embodying the love of God. It’s becoming flesh and blood through these phone calls and notes and offers of help,” said … Continue reading