Katharine Jefferts Schori - A Woman Making a Difference
In 2006, Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. As such, she was chief pastor of over 109 dioceses in 17 countries. She was the first woman to be elected to this position in the ...
Category: Biblical Interpretation, Religion, Spirituality, Christianity
Beautiful Churches in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma is part of the Bible Belt, an informal region of the southern United States in which Christianity has played an important role in society and politics. It's estimated that there are more than 3,500 churches in ...
Category: Religion, Christianity
Reformation Day: October 31
Halloween might be the holiday every child looks forward to all year, but Protestant churches remember October 31st as Reformation Day. It was 500 years ago that Martin Luther wrote his “Ninety-Five Theses” a ...
Category: Holidays and Observances, Religion, Christianity
Historic Churches in Florida - Universal Life Church
St. Augustine, Florida, holds the claim to the "oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin" in the mainland United States. It was founded in 1565 by a Spanish conquistador. The Spanish ruled the communi ...
Category: Religion, Spirituality, Christianity
A Primer on Religion in Charlottesville
The eyes of America have been on Charlottesville. Cville, as it is colloquially known, is home to Monticello, the estate of Thomas Jefferson. Monticello is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that should be on everyone's buck ...
Category: Religion, Spirituality, Christianity
The Historic Churches of El Paso
The city of El Paso is memorialized in a song by Marty Robbins in 1959, but there's a lot to this community in southwest Texas along the border of Mexico. It's considered one of the safest large cities in America and has ...
Category: Religion, Christianity
What Causes Poverty?
One of the most serious problems in the United States is poverty. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau's best estimates, the 2015 poverty rate is about 13.5 percent. When you do the math, that means around 43.1 million Americ ...
Category: Religion, Social Equality, Christianity
What Do Christians Believe About the Poor?
"For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10 "Give generously to [the poor] and do so without a grudging heart, then because o ...
Category: Religion, Social Equality, Christianity
Allusions to the Parable of the Prodigal Son
In the Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus uses parables to give lessons to his disciples. A parable is simply a story that is used to illustrate a moral lesson. In Luke 15, the story of the prodigal son is told. This is ...
Category: Religion, Christianity
The First Case of Sibling Rivalry
The Bible may be a religious book for Christians and Jews, but it's also one of the most-used sources of inspiration for other stories. It's important to know these biblical stories to understand literature, movies, poet ...
Category: Religion, Christianity