On Tuesday, Sept. 10, trustees of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), which is the public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), met for the first time since the firing and subsequent retraction of the firing of ERLC president and CEO, Brent Leatherwood.

At only 26, NFL player Tua Tagovailoa is again at the center of a conversation about retirement. The Miami Dolphins quarterback, who has a history of head trauma, suffered another concussion Thursday night (Sept. 12) in a 31-10 home loss to the Buffalo Bills.

In his new single posted on social media this week, acclaimed rapper Kendrick Lamar name-dropped Christian hip hop artists Lecrae and Dee-1. Both responded with appreciation, even as Dee-1 has been addressing criticism over his views on Lil Wayne.

Jose Alcides Vasquez, a Southern California pastor, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to alleged child sexual abuse of at least two female victims.

Despite the Sudanese civil war that’s devastated the region, the All Saints Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum is still standing. But its compound is now a graveyard, with a vandalized altar and missing pews, which have been chopped by soldiers for firewood, according to Archbishop Ezekiel Kondo.

The nature of cultural Christianity is not hard to grasp. Consider that in the U.K. only 1% attend a Church of England service, yet 46.2% describe themselves as Christian.

Here are some practical tips I’ve drawn from others, and from my own experience as a worship leader seeking to grow in sensitivity to the Holy Spirit during gathered worship.

The convenient excuses are usually big picture things: "The church is full of hypocrites,” I protested. It allowed me to remain in isolation. I thought they were convenient excuses, merely to get my way, but God wasn't buying them.