In short, the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is a call to profound conversion, to purify our hearts and to ...

Why moral inspiration and doctrinal instruction fall short—and how preaching that transforms the heart achieves what both approaches seek. What do we mean when we talk about “good preaching”?

The Rev. Tony Lowden often goes back to the voice message. It was March 25, 2019, a day after Lowden, who had pastored at churches in Macon and Warner Robins, served as a guest preacher at ...

With Carter sitting in the front row, Lowden’s 2019 sermon, in which he encouraged tolerance and a welcoming spirit toward women and the LGBTQ community, was somewhat of an audition. He got a ...