Despite my glaringly Polish last name, my upbringing in the faith was molded in many ways by the fiercely Irish side of my ...

There are three reasons Chase, age 11, would never murder anyone: 1) “It is wrong to take a gift of God”; 2) “If you think ...

Until the evangelical community is willing to speak truth to power and question Donald Trump’s actions and hateful rhetoric, we will remain divided.

Minister, chaplain, and author Dr. Billy Holland writes about how love and prayer cannot exist without the other.

With the news that The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been renewed for a second season, we're diving into the wild story ...

One local non-profit has been supporting women coming out of the commercial sex industry for more than 20 years, and now, they want to create supportive housing for women.

I wonder if they really mean what they’re saying — or if they’re just making a savvy PR move. Those thoughts popped back into ...

Floyd Craig started making a difference in my life before I knew who he was. I was a senior in college in 1968, a ministerial student serving a small rural church in Middle Georgia. Most of my church ...

As President Carter reached his 100th trip around the sun on Oct. 1, Conkey is among Stanislaus County centenarians who also ...

The idea of the circus is one of surprise but also one of memory. Finding that aspect of life is something that integrates ...

In 1965 lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach wrote the song, “What the World Needs Now Is Love”. During that time, ...

Standing at the corner of 27th Avenue and Bethany Home Road in Phoenix, Barb Small scans the sidewalks and passing traffic ...