The idea that faith and reason work together can sound startling to people who think that the two are somehow opposed to each ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Uriah Kim remembers his childhood fondly. He did not grow up in a religious family, though his Buddhist mother did share her practices with him. Instead he explored being nonreligious ...

As a faith leader in Oklahoma, I feel compelled to raise my voice in support of clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn. His case raises profound moral and ethical questions that call us to reflect on the ...

We tuck them in the ground in the fall with hopes of watching them emerge and burst into joyful color in the spring. Sadly, our hopes are often dashed by hungry little rodents who can’t resist the ...

Crying out to God during moments of extreme trial does not mark a crisis of faith but can reflect an act of total surrender ...

As a missionary for five years in Ethiopia, then minister at a large church in Southern California for 11, I’ve been keenly aware of people’s need for certainty — spiritual, personal, political, ...

Thirty-one years ago, I was serving as a youth director for Anchor Park United Methodist Church in Anchorage, Alaska. I worked under a wonderful pastor, and our church was blessed to be home to around ...

It took a leap of faith for Stacie and Jason Turner to purchase a dilapidated structure on the upper reaches of 16th Street NW as their new home. The building had been originally constructed as a ...