Columnists

Schroer: Why was Jesus baptized?

Why was Jesus baptized? That’s a good question. The word baptize means “to wash.” Peter, however, tells us…

Features

Survey shows half of U.S. pastors have considered quitting since 2020

Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S., prompting many to think about abandoning…

Columnists

Minter: Counter-cultural Christianity

In the Bible, the Apostle Peter is recorded as describing Christians as a “peculiar people” (1 Peter 2:9;…

Religion

In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis

BALTIMORE — As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him…

Columnists

Tinsley: The Master Potter

A few miles north of Waco on the east banks of the Brazos River sits the Homestead Heritage,…

Columnists

Schroer: The power of the Gospel

Many famous and infamous men sat in the courtroom of the International Military Tribune at Nuremberg, Germany, from…

Religion

Rank-and-file Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours

Jehovah’s Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature on city streets. Less known to…

Columnists

Tinsley: Nov. 22 events continue to shape our world

Next week will mark sixty years since a rifle shot echoed in Dallas altering the course of history.…

Columnists

Renowned glass artist and the making of a gigantic church window featured in new film

VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico — It’s as if Narcissus Quagliata is painting with light. He sprinkles the crushed,…

Columnists

Bateman: Chervil is an overlooked herb

By Chervil is a cool season herb planted outside in the early fall here in our area for…