As this Christian season of Lent and this Muslim season of Ramadan continue, I keep running into people who wonder how they can effectively respond to what they perceive to be national leadership that ...

Who is Bill? I'm the former Faith columnist for The Kansas City Star. For a more detailed bio, look under the "Check this out" headline below. You can follow me on ...

So far I've managed to spend time in more than 30 countries and have visited every U.S. state except for Alaska, Idaho and ...

Christians are in the midst of the Lenten season, which leads, in a few weeks, to the most important day on the church's ...

There are many connections between religion and the story of how white European invaders committed physical and cultural genocide against Indigenous people living on the land that became North America ...

As Matthew 5:44 records it, Jesus told his followers to do something wildly countercultural: "But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." But what does it mean to love?

Just over a year ago, I wrote this blog post about how churches deal with people who have special needs, including young people on the autism spectrum. It was based on a half-day program offered by ...

Christians are in the midst of the Lenten season, which leads, in a few weeks, to the most important day on the church's liturgical calendar, Easter. Without Easter and the resurrection of Jesus of ...

As this Christian season of Lent and this Muslim season of Ramadan continue, I keep running into people who wonder how they can effectively respond to what they perceive to be national leadership that ...