Renuka Shrestha recalled the moment when the earthquake hit her Nepali village: “I was reading a book. Suddenly everything was shaking and I was so afraid. I tried to escape,…
Starbucks barista. Pharmacist. Substitute teacher. Nanny. Animal handler. Roller derby announcer. These seemingly unrelated professionals have one thing in common—they’re all leading “double lives” as church workers, most as pastors….
The church’s catchphrase “all are welcome” is so common it seems like a meme. But what do these three simple words actually mean? Are they sincere or do dwindling congregations…
Dillon Breyer, 22, a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Birnamwood, Wis., received a surprise welcome home by a parade of tractors from nine area farms after being released from…
Like most days in San Antonio, it’s hot and sticky. Rosemarie Doucette is wearing her clerical collar, and her shirt is soaked in sweat and tears. She’s just come from…
Megan Rohrer’s path to ministry could be likened to that of Jonah. Time and again Rohrer heard God’s call to become a pastor in the urgings of professors, pastors and…
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