(RNS) — They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. “Based on the science that we are learning about this week, we are urging and I ...

Thousands of Christians across California continue to sing and hold worship services in defiance of Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus lockdown guidelines. On Sunday, more than 5,000 showed up on the ...

Have you ever felt your heart lift the moment you sing a song of praise, even when life feels heavy and uncertain? Imagine opening your Bible after a long, exhausting day and reading Psalm 34:1, “I ...

How do we go to higher ground in our worship of God? Jesus put it this way in John 4:24, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” The most fundamental issue in ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday (July 26), defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread of COVID-19. “This ...

Every Black Christian worshiper has heard this phrase at one time or another: “Oh, you can do better than that.” It’s often said in reference to the vim and vigor of the phrases of praise offered by ...

A Taiwanese Christian pastor was detained for singing the worship song Jesus Love You in Zhengzhou, Henan, in China, which officials there have branded as an "illegal religious activity." China Aid, ...

Places of worship are temporarily restricted from singing and chanting in California, but one pastor has no intention of ordering his choir to stop the music. Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor of Lancaster ...

Bands are rocking post-pandemic services, but congregants can’t yet join in. Last Sunday at London’s Holy Trinity Brompton church, the band repeated the chorus, “Awake my soul and sing / Sing his ...