The new Anglican Catechism (ACNA) is a remarkable work. J.I. Packer as theological editor, Joel Scandrett as exec. editor. You can read it here, & find a link to buy a copy (Crossway's done a characteristically good job of making a beautiful book of it). anglicanchurch.net/?/main/catechi…

A good metric for worship songs is “can my church sing this from their homes?” I hope one of the things that comes from this time is that worship songs start being written from the ground up again, designed for ordinary people to sing, rather than from the top down

A community of people that, in the midst of all the pain and sorrow and wickedness in the world, is continually praising God is the first obvious result of living by another story than the one the world lives by.

When I can’t save myself, I don’t need “self-help.” I need a faith that offers more than “YOU CAN DO IT!” I need a hope that is more than “hope in yourself.” I need God and a garbage amount of community. Jesus will have to rise again this year because that’s the God I need.

In preparing for this year's Good Friday sermon, I stumbled into writing an essay on Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece. Thank you to the good folks at Fathom Mag for publishing that reflection today. fathommag.com/stories/grunew…

A message for Easter: This Easter, the church has been stretched and tested to find ways to bear witness to the love that we have found in Jesus Christ, the love that conquers all. Even though our buildings are closed, the Church remains open.

The hinge of the story on which all its meaning turns is the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

There’s a nightmarish quality to the slow-rolling approach of COVID-19, as if we saw a train coming from a mile away and couldn’t lift our bodies from the tracks. This week's newsletter is about recording tragedy in song. brutalsouth.substack.com/p/songs-of-rui…

The ability to do whatever you want is not freedom. It's bondage.

It's 25 March - the day everything happened

Every part of life together was the model for everyone in history until just a few hundred years ago. All knew all. #listenandspeak17

Wealth moved from land to money. Work moved from bodies to engines. Knowledge moved from wisdom to information. None require relationship.

Technology has allowed us to look intimately into the lives of our celebrities. But they don’t look back. ~.Andy Crouch #listenandspeak17

The next great explosion will be life. Technology will allow humans to move from begetting life to making life. ~.Andy Crouch #listenandspeak17

We must move back from economics to oikonomia (house/home building). ~.Andy Crouch #listenandspeak17

Uh...@LizViceOFFICIAL just started her concert with a soulful cover of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit. #whut #amazing #listenandspeak17

Another ridiculous cover—Crazy by Gnarls Barkley #listenandspeak17 .@LizViceOFFICIAL

.@LizViceOFFICIAL likes her Spanish Coffee, and it got her a second record deal. #listenandspeak17

Missed Listen & Speak 2017? You can hear all three plenary talks from Andy Crouch here- soundcloud.com/listenandspeak

Missed Listen & Speak 2017? You can hear all three plenary talks from Andy Crouch here- soundcloud.com/listenandspeak fb.me/C7sAV4Zm