Devout Olympic athletes find strength in faith
It has been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs. Devout top athletes …
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Protesters decry call for Christian’s death
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Dozens of members from Pakistan's civil society rallied on Tuesday in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence handed …
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Should Vatican display art by a problematic priest?
When members of the Society of Jesus gather at Borgo Santo Spirito, their headquarters near the Vatican, they worship surrounded by the relics of Jesuit saints…
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Subscriber ExclusiveChurchgoing is down, loneliness and isolation are up
I've long argued it's difficult -- really, next-to-impossible -- to practice Christianity effectively without becoming (and staying) an active member of a loca…
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Subscriber ExclusiveOPINION | H.D. McCarty: Christians have access to the Holy Spirit and answers for every age
Is your world a problem?
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United Methodists in Arkansas stress inclusiveness at conference
After losing scores of its congregations following a nationwide denominational schism, the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church met in Hot Spring…
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Little Rock church choir sets patriotic program
At Little Rock’s First Christian Church, love of country — and the men and women who have served in its armed forces — is a year-round commitment.
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Many ‘evangelical’ Trump backers not evangelical
Both as a minister and as someone who endeavors to write about how religion affects our lives and culture, I sometimes am asked to explain various religious ph…
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Southern Baptists debate religious liberty again
In the midst of heated debates about female pastors and the morality of in vitro fertilization, the national Southern Baptist Convention recently passed a reli…
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Priest’s book mixes soil science, theology
In order to better understand God’s handiwork, some Christians scan the heavens. Ragan Sutterfield, an associate priest at Christ Episcopal Church in Little Ro…
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Subscriber ExclusiveNew Salvation Army commanders ready to tackle financial challenges of Little Rock post
It's been 43 years since Kenny Igleheart got his first taste of Arkansas.
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Filling tanks and souls
COLUMBIA, N.J. -- Somewhere in this random, run-of-the-mill truck stop full of things truckers need, like CB radios and corned beef hash, and stuff nobody need…
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Document said to be oldest account of Jesus’ childhood
For decades, a clumsily written document sat unnoticed at a university library in Germany, believed to be nothing more than a very old, everyday note, such as …
