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How Horror Helps Us Navigate a Dark World
Can horror films be spiritually meaningful? According to theologian Kutter Callaway, they can. In his book Be Afraid, Callaway argues that the Christian tradition has always engaged with darkness, from the graphic brutality of the cross to the disturbing narratives of Judges, and that engaging with horror, as a genre, helps believers to sit with fear, grief, and moral complexity, and with those whose lives are marked by these things. In this interview, Callaway explores why our culture is so fascinated by horror, how Christians can navigate darkness, and how a "G-rated faith has nothing to say to an R-rated world."
Who is the true host of Sunday morning?
Many pastors and ministry leaders planning the Sunday worship service get caught up in trying to make church a place where God's presence will feel welcome. We plan the flow, set the stage, and hope that God will join us. This excerpt from Why We Worship invites you to lay that burden down and consider how you were never the one convening the gathering. God is the host who calls his people to worship, and you are among the welcomed guests.
