“There are people who prefer the small-group dinner clubs offered in abundance at a large suburban church,” says the author. “But there are also folks who prefer the intergenerational experience of ...

When you cover religion for a living, Sunday mornings can lose their sacred quality. Church becomes your office, and after years of taking notes in pews across the region, the idea of attending ...

Years ago, there were three places most folks would spend the majority of their time — home, work and church. Those were the places most people found others of like minds, foundations and purposes. It ...

It’s the unstated, underlying purpose that really drives a church. A lot has been written lately about the church and culture; most of it, however, refers to the culture around a church. Just as ...

Part of the life cycle of a church is death. Pastor Danny Davis, who led Legacy Wesleyan Church on Colorado Springs’ west side for 11 years, states this matter-of-factly while sitting at a conference ...

The Holy Spirit’s arrival on the day of Pentecost was a major multicultural event. The New Testament book of Acts says the diverse crowd of people visiting Jerusalem from many lands heard and ...

A chara, – Leaving to one side the topic of women's ordination, it is interesting that Josepha Madigan should choose to lecture the Catholic Church about values and urge Catholics to "speak up for the ...

Pope Francis waves as he gets on his pope-mobile after arriving by helicopter in Campobasso, Saturday, July 5, 2014. Pope Francis waves as he gets on his pope-mobile after arriving by helicopter in ...