I'm not a rushed traveler. I don't need to check things off a list to say that I've "done" them or "done" a city. I'm more what the French call a fl...
Extending an invitation, setting up an appropriate site, preparing food and drink, and planning a program at home are all aspects of home-based hospitality that translate very well into church-based hospitality.
I had a brief conversation after service with someone who noticed that we do not have the American flag in the sanctuary during our worship services. The kicker: He said to me, "It's because of that flag that you have the freedom to worship they way you do in this country."
(This article is meant primarily for minsters and members of their congregations, but others may also learn from it.) I was standing at the rear of ...
There are numerous spectacular bookstores throughout the world, and labeling one "the finest on earth" is subjective at best. But Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, a 700-year-old former Catholic church in the Netherlands city of Maastricht, is certainly one of the grandest.
You don't have to be Christian, or even religious, to appreciate these fascinating churches from around the world.
If heaven is going to include all races, it's encouraging to see our faith communities beginning to reflect that reality in the present.
Houses of Hospitality will deliver the powerful message of welcome and inclusivity to a generation and it will make churches a central part of the service movement, which is where it needs to be. All it takes is a desire to do it and the decision to follow through. It is called the Gospel.
Pick up the phone on Monday and let our elected leaders know that we're right here, speaking up and speaking out to prevent gun violence.
In the wake of the recent shooting in Newtown, the Westboro Baptist Church, perennial anti-gay provocateurs, reached a new low. The group announced th...
In the midst of tragedy, hopelessness, and uncertainty for so many, New Yorkers, once again, banned together and took action.
Women should not be allowed to drive so that they do not pose a risk to the men drivers who are driving for a good reason, such as going to work, to the golf course or to meet their buddies for a beer or a trip to the local strip club.
MIAMI — It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in ...
By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 08/19/2012 08:11 AM EDT on LiveScience DENVER — More and more Americans are spendin...
What happened to Michael Salman -- armed police raids of his property, repeated warnings against holding any form of Bible study at his home, and a court-ordered probation banning him from having any gatherings of more than 12 people at his home -- should never have happened in America.
* Evangelical ministers plan to endorse candidates * Churches intentionally putting tax-exempt status at risk * Catholic...
There are evidently fewer pubs than there used to be, but we always managed to fill our quota: a half pint of cask ale for every couple of churches.
As I shared stories of people planting gardens around churches, installing solar panels on sanctuaries and advocating for renewable energy policies, I saw parishioners nodding in affirmation, even as they grieved a tragic death.
How can say you serve the community if you pick and choose who gets your help? Groups must work together to solve a crisis that affects everybody, not just members of their own churches.
Churches may be all about ritual on the inside, but some holy houses are so unconventional that only God knows what the architects were thinking. ...
Although I feel strongly that a public school should never be identified with any one religion, I tend to think a church group has as much right to rent space in a public building as a theater group has.
The people of faith in my life who dared to speak louder than the anti-gay voices around them made me believe that was true.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there." -- Rumi "If you want special illumination, look upon the h...
How churches care for their elders like Lillian shows how much they value their elders. It also shows where their values are. I can't imagine that Jesus would forget our elders, and neither should we.
Chicory, Leopard's bane and other wildflowers dot the landscape. Tiny garden farms are the norm, with many growing patches of potatoes, tomatoes, beets, and green peas.
