Stories of God’s people putting their faith into tangible action in their communities.
I had a bad feeling it was coming. I’ve watched beautiful fields of sweet corn stand unharvested in Southwestern Minnesota. It’s a story from the prairie that isn’t often told….
A pastor’s offer of welcoming accommodation is rejected.
Different avenues can lead to a time for daily spiritual reflection.
So, what can we do now to become a part of the solution?
Editor’s note: At presstime, Kelly Gissendaner’s fate was still undetermined. In 1998 she received the death penalty for persuading her boyfriend to murder her husband. If executed, Gissendaner would become…
How can we as a church change our white, middle-class profile?
Pope Francis realizes economics and ecology must coexist.
We can respond to today’s diaspora with respect for diverse faiths.
Hold the post-worship pastries and put on your walking shoes.
When I first heard the idea of dogs in nursing homes, I thought, ‘No way,’” said Ted Goins, who was a nursing home administrator before becoming president and CEO of…
When the toddler daughter of a friend was just learning to talk, she spent Halloween shouting, “Trick treat! Trick treat!” She was way ahead of her time, that youngster, for…
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I…
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