Richard Ling, a Catholic priest in active ministry for 35 years, doesn’t preach to the choir — he preaches to the preachers in the Denver Archdiocese. Ling finds most priests and deacons aren’t ...
“Um, so, did someone tell you about Dave’s job?” an anxious member told me, as she shook my hand on the way out of the auditorium one Sunday morning. “Because it seemed like you were talking to us.” I ...
Lakeland- A group that fights for the separation of church and state wants the Polk County sheriff to find a Sunday suit if he’s going to take the pulpit. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is ...
The future of artificial intelligence promises technology with a human touch. But is it human enough to deliver a convincing spiritual message? Pastors and rabbis have recently discovered that ChatGPT ...
On the Monday after preaching, as I think about what all of those words are doing now that they’re out in the world, my mind wanders to a scene from Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila. The title ...
A recent New York Times headline read, “Raising Taxes on the Wealthiest Would Pay for Bold Plans.” The story says that by soaking the rich “the government could raise large amounts of revenue … while ...
A local pastor said he put a stripper pole on his pulpit to help preach his message.It may raise some eyebrows, but Pastor Mike Scruggs said he's hoping it will save some marriages.Scruggs admits he's ...