Esau McCaulley: Why you can’t meet God over Zoom

When our congregation, Church of the Savior, moved to online services some nine months ago, our family tried to keep things normal. We had the children dress in nice Sunday clothes, though we would be watching via screen instead of entering a sanctuary. We arranged the chairs in the living room to look like pews. We tried follow along, bowing at the right times and crossing ourselves at the right moment.Anyone who has ever attended a religious service (or any event) with children knows it is a c