How Becoming a ‘Tree-Hugger’ Can Change Your Faith
Dr. Matthew Sleeth loves trees. Not just because they are beautiful, but because he believes they can teach us a lot about God’s nature. In his new book Reforesting Faith:…
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Jesse Carey
This is what it means to have “the theology of a tree-hugger.”
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Jesse Carey is an editor at RELEVANT and a mainstay on the weekly RELEVANT Podcast. He lives in Virginia Beach with his wife and two kids.
Kings Kaleidoscope on How to Move Past Deconstructing Your Faith
This April saw Kings Kaleidoscope release their fifth studio album, Zeal, a concept album of sorts about the stages of faith past the deconstruction process, the maturation that comes with…
Steph Curry and Unanimous Media Want to Change How You Think About Faith Movies
NBA star Steph Curry co-founded Unanimous Media because he believes stories can reflect and change the way we look at the world. “I know I have a unique opportunity to…
Trump Retweeted Falwell’s ‘Reparations’ Comment, Now Says He’s Owed an Extra Two Years in Office
Recently, Liberty University founder and ardent Trump supporter Jerry Falwell Jr. took to Twitter to suggest that President Donald Trump should be awarded an extra two years in office as…
CNN’s Van Jones on Jesus and Why Culture Needs More Empathy
The Redemption Project is unlike any show you’ve ever seen. In the show, host Van Jones introduces viewers to prisoners who have been convicted of terrible crimes. Viewers then meet the…
TBT: Remembering the Cringiest Sports Song Ever Written, Scott Stapp’s ‘Marlins Will Soar’
Spring is here, and so is a new season of Major League Baseball. And what a better way to celebrate the early weeks of a new season of America’s pastime…
Ted Cruz Will Host a Hearing to See if Twitter Messed With ‘Unplanned’s Account
This week, the Senate will host a hearing called “Stifling Free Speech: Technology Censorship and the Public Discourse,” and according to reports, executives from Twitter, Facebook and Google have been…
ESPN Analyst Maria Taylor on Faith and Fighting for Diversity in Sports
Maria Taylor is a busy person. In addition to being an ESPN college sports analyst, co-host on College Game Day and founder of the Winning Edge Leadership Academy, she hosts CBS’s new reality…
Nate Bargatze on Faith, Comedy and His New Netflix Special
Nate Bargatze is blowing up. He’s been a regular on late shows for years, and has been a touring comedian for more than a decade. And though he’s released two…
An Emotional Katy Perry Tells ‘Idol’ Contestant How Her Church Supported Her as a Young Artist
On a recent episode of American Idol, a contestant who goes by “Kai the Singer” opened up to the judges about her family’s struggles with poverty and homelessness. When asked how she…
Watch Katy Perry Join an ‘American Idol’ Contestant Singing Gospel Songs
Young Drake McCain recently wowed the judges on American Idol when he began his rendition of the Gospel classic “His Eye Is on the Sparrow.” The performance was so compelling…
Margaret Feinberg on the Secret Spirituality of Food
Margaret Feinberg recently returned from a globe-crossing journey to figure out why the Bible is so obsessed with food. She traveled to salt mines in the holy land, baked bread…
Brian Johnson on Mental Health, Medication and Fighting Stigmas
A few years ago, Brian Johnson had an experience that changed his life. The worship leader and co-founder of Bethel Music had a panic attack that sent his life into…
Why Did the Planned Parenthood Movie from the ‘God’s Not Dead’ Writers Get an R Rating?
Recently, the Motion Picture Association of America announced that upcoming film Unplanned received an R-rating. However, the film, which is from writers/directors Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman (who made a name…
We Found the Worst Christian Parody Video of All Time
Pulling off a successful parody music video is no easy task. To work, the parody song needs three things: 1) resemble a familiar pop tune, 2) have clever, self-aware lyrics…