Recent revelations about abuse in the Duggar family, known for TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting, and the ensuing public discourse, has motivated me to write about my experience as an…
Socially responsible shopping or investing — it’s an awkward term for an idea as old as Earth Day. Many Lutherans practice it consciously while others ask, “Is that a thing?”…
In the darkness, we remember and wait for God to come again.
Hope, love, commitment and communal responsibility echo throughout their lives and work, and are woven into all they say and do. Hope for the planet; love for God, neighbor and…
A winding path leads her to a historic call in South Carolina.
One that’s like a pebble in our shoe, irritating us when we walk.
It’s sometimes hard to trust in the promises of a God we cannot see.
International Companion Program helps international youth thrive.
This tradition turns into a public declaration of what I believe.
You can learn ways to integrate them into your daily life.
The meaning of “If you lose your life, you will find it.”
For most of recorded history, Isis was an Egyptian goddess who cared for widows and orphans, cured the sick and even brought the dead back to life. In 2014 the…
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