by John D. Pierce | Dec 20, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce The faith tradition in which I was nurtured emphasized that God was interested and involved in my every move. All along the way, there was a sense of divine direction and evidence of opening doors that were attributed to more than chance or my own...
by Martin Marty | Dec 20, 2011 | Opinion
Atheism shows up in my columns on occasion, partly as a refreshing alternative to the overcovered examples of “religion-in-American-public-life” which crowd the cable television channels and headlines: you know, like stories of the piety of quarterback Tim...
by Trevor Barton | Dec 20, 2011 | Opinion
Editor’s note: Trevor Barton lived in Mali in West Africa for three years as a teacher and friend. It was early morning. The African sun had yet to rise above the mountains, and the sky was the soft yellow of newly shucked corn. “Beep, beep,” sounded...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 19, 2011 | Opinion
The Mormon Temple of Washington D.C. stands on a hill like a castle above the northern reaches of I-494. The imposing six-spired edifice, completed in 1974, is sheathed in white marble and with Moroni’s trumpet reaching 288 feet from the ground, it’s even...
by Leroy Seat | Dec 19, 2011 | Opinion
In a slightly less direct way than the “patriotic” worship services around the Fourth of July, the Advent season brings the church/state issue to the table of our thinking. It provides us with an opportunity to clarify and affirm what a significant...
by Sara Powell | Dec 19, 2011 | Opinion
My husband, Bill, a freelance photographer, almost always has a camera nearby and loves taking pictures. One crisp, beautiful day recently we drove past our church, festively decorated for Christmas. We stopped and Bill got out and took his picture. The sky was bright...
