This ritual takes place in deepest, darkest winter, and expresses gratitude to the plants and animals who provide us with sustenance, a sort of interspecies enactment of the golden rule.
Trump’s evangelical advisers could help him secure a win on sentencing reform
Conservative Christian leaders are a major force behind criminal-justice legislation being considered in the Senate. But black and progressive clergy see danger in allying with the president, even on this issue.
The Parliament of the World’s Religions is the closest thing we have to an international interfaith movement
In the past 125 years, religious pluralism has become much more widely accepted, at least in the United States and Canada, but religious unity remains an elusive goal.
When illness undoes us
Deanna Thompson’s book about cancer takes us where we don’t want to go but must.
Letter to the Editor – Article on Operation Christmas Child misses the mark
December 11, 2018 To the editor: I am a missionary in Haiti. I am familiar with the problems as described in the article Stuffing Shoe boxes for the world’s poor? Maybe you should reconsider. I do not, however, agree with…
Letters to the Editor for 12.11.18
Article on Operation Christmas Child misses the mark | Mickie West, Galette Chambon, Ganthier – Haiti
The great drama of the trinitarian hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
The beloved song can contain God’s glory no more than the scripture it’s based on.
‘Silent Night’ turns 200 this year. Is it the greatest Christmas song ever?
The words to “Silent Night” were the work of the Rev. Joseph Mohr, a young priest in Oberndorf. He wrote them in 1816 as a reflection on peace after a summer of violence in Salzburg.
Church renovation lifts Christmas spirit in Bethlehem
A historic renovation of the Church of the Nativity is lifting spirits in the biblical town of Bethlehem ahead of Christmas, offering visitors a look at ancient mosaics and columns that have been restored to their original glory for the…