Most Americans see a conflict between the findings of science and the teachings of religion, but “see” is the operative word in a Pew Research Center report issued in October….
On Oct. 21, a seventh church in St. Louis was the latest in a rash of arson fires that had been directed predominantly at African-American congregations. But the Shrine of…
College students from Chicago’s South Loop are meeting their neighbors in a most unusual way: each Sunday night, they walk a shopping cart through the streets and hand out sandwiches…
A week of prayers for the world and ministries of this church.
As a teen, Alen Omerbegovic and his family were forced out of their home during the ethnic cleansing that accompanied the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. They…
As families fleeing violence, hunger, poverty and lack of security continue to arrive in Europe, the world is witnessing the most severe refugee crisis since World War II, according to…
Following the shooting at Umpqua Community College where a gunman killed nine people and injured seven others, Faith Lutheran Church, Roseburg, Ore., held a vigil Oct. 1. At presstime, Jane…
Amneh Jafari , a native of Fort Worth, Texas, never expected to help spark an international movement. But when the senior psychology major at the University of Texas at Arlington…
It’s “dirt-y” work that reminds us of our place in the world.
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…
We can respond to today’s diaspora with respect for diverse faiths.
When Washington state’s Wolverine fire threatened the only road to Holden Village, staff of the Lutheran retreat center was evacuated to the ferry and down Lake Chelan. They became the…
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