Welcome to The Light, your quiet hour of reflection.
Across the country, something is stirring in the pews. The Hartford Institute for Religion Research reports that median weekly worship attendance has reached its highest point since before the pandemic lockdowns, a quiet signal that people are finding their way back to gathered community, and perhaps to something deeper within themselves.
And yet, wherever light gathers, shadow can follow. A former employee of a Missouri Assembly of God church now faces court proceedings after being accused of embezzling over sixteen thousand dollars through unauthorized checks. It is a sobering reminder that institutions built on trust must tend to that trust with vigilance and humility, inside as much as out.
Into this complicated moment comes a new film from Kevin Sorbo, Jesus Freaks, drawing inspiration from the spiritual awakening of the nineteen seventies. The project aims to speak to a generation of young adults restless with the ordinary, hungry for something that transcends it, and wondering whether revival is a memory or a possibility still unfolding.
That is this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
