Church is not a service we go to, it is a state of being, it is being meaningfully connected to God, his people and mission day by day with all of our life. Church gatherings help orient us to be the church, but going to a church service is no substitute to being the church.
Not one Western media outlet on hand as Christians return for Palm Sunday in the largest town outside Mosul captured by ISIS. A remarkable perseverance. This photo by Iraqi photojournalist Gemayel Cefajamil. More to come in upcoming @WORLD_mag