We gather today to thank God for the gift of our mothers. We gather in our holy cathedrals and various parish churches to ...

People who live in the Columbia Basin near the Hanford site have joked about the myth of glowing in the dark. But in the ...

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! – ...

The 67th Psalm is a prayer for God’s goodness upon Israel for the benefit of the whole world. Long ago the Lord chose to begin a nation through one man and his then barren wife. Please log in, or sign ...

God demands more of us. We must see past accents and set aside preconceptions. We must recognize the dignity of each person ...

This can be disconcerting. Ennui is not a problem with a reliable fix, as “everything is going alright” is rarely something ...

In my scripture journal for 2025, March has been about prayer. (I write a verse or two every day or so. I use material that is organized and pre-selected.) Obviously ...

HGTV’s Jenny Marrs is responding to hateful comments with a powerful message of faith. “Yesterday, I happened upon some ...

Send your faith note item to [email protected] for publication. Submission deadline for the current week of publication is 9 a.m. Friday. Times and dates are subject to change; contact t ...

Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

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