Are faith communities adequately supporting families with disabled children?

I’m working on a story right now about a Columbia woman’s journey to find a church home that loves and accepts her as a single mother of two children, one of whom has autism. Her journey has been long and full of heartache, but she has found a congregation that is willing to learn how [...]

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Upcoming church movie discussions

In October, I wrote a story for the Missourian about how Karis Community Church and International Community Church are using films to prompt spiritual discussions in Columbia. Since the story was published, I have come across a couple of other churches that are also hosting movie discussions.
The Crossing holds movie screenings and discussions every so [...]

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Army makes an exception

The role of religion in the military has long been a touchy subject. For the sake of unity, there is a lot of regulation on how religion is practiced among troops. It is generally understood that everything in the military is uniform for a reason: cohesion. However, a recent article, “Army Allows a Sikh Doctor [...]

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“Surviving the Holidays”

The Crossing Church is holding a special holiday event this year called “Surviving the Holidays” to help divorced and separated men and women deal with the holiday season. It’s open to the whole community. The program is designed to help bring comfort to those who are hurting during the holiday season.
The event is from 10 [...]

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“Building for Christ’s Mission”

St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church is beginning a stewardship and capital campaign called “Building for Christ’s Mission.” This 2-part campaign is trying to help raise money to support St. Andrew’s growing ministry and also raise funds for renovations to the church building. The stewardship campaign asks members to continue tithing or to begin tithing. The capital [...]

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Catholic Church facing new issues?

Did the Catholic church open up a larger problem by allowing married Anglican priests to return to the church? It opens up a long-time issue in the Catholic Church: celibacy.
I opened my  New York Times update  today, and there was another article about it called “Offer Raises Idea of Marriage for Catholic Priests.” Now some [...]

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Is Moses the man?

I was reading a USA Today article called “Is Moses the man who shaped America?” this morning and it struck me as very odd. The article was about author Bruce Feiler and his new book “America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story.” In the book Feiler asserts that Moses has been more influential in American [...]

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Evolution exhibit to open at the Smithsonian

A new exhibition hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is set to open in March. This new permanent exhibit is on the “discovery and understanding of human origins.” There will be a panel of experts there during the opening  to help navigate the space between religion and science. The exhibit is scientific [...]

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CROP Hunger Walk success

I’ve been doing a series of articles about the CROP Hunger Walk that happened in Columbia on Oct. 4, 2009. CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. It was really the first series I’ve ever written, and I enjoyed being able to see the event from start to finish. Obviously I wasn’t there for [...]

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Upcoming events at Missouri United Methodist Church

Children’s Health Fair
A Children’s Health Fair will be held at from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Missouri United Methodist Church’s connector area at 204 S. Ninth St. The fair will feature MO-CHIP (Missouri Child Identification Program) and interactive exhibits from the Columbia Fire Department, Columbia Safe Kids Coalition, Columbia Parks & Recreation, [...]

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