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'A Fresher Way Of Worship'

BENTONVILLE — The strains of George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” reverberate through the church, amplified by electric guitar, keyboard and a full set of drums.

'A Ministry Of Presence'

SPRINGDALE – Line workers at a Tyson poultry plant filter into the break room for their mid-morning break. Some carry lunches in see-through bags. Others pop open a can of soda or a bag of chips.

'American Qur'an' Blends US Life, Quranic Verses

CULVER CITY, Calif. — The scene is seared into the American psyche: the residents of New Orleans engulfed by flood waters, perched on rooftops and desperate for help as corpses float past and helicopters whirl overhead.

'American Qur'an' Blends US Life, Quranic Verses

CULVER CITY, Calif. — The scene is seared into the American psyche: the residents of New Orleans engulfed by flood waters, perched on rooftops and desperate for help as corpses float past and helicopters whirl overhead.

'American Qur'an' Blends US Life, Quranic Verses

CULVER CITY, Calif. — The scene is seared into the American psyche: the residents of New Orleans engulfed by flood waters, perched on rooftops and desperate for help as corpses float past and helicopters whirl overhead.

'American Qur'an' Blends US Life, Quranic Verses

CULVER CITY, Calif. — The scene is seared into the American psyche: the residents of New Orleans engulfed by flood waters, perched on rooftops and desperate for help as corpses float past and helicopters whirl overhead.

'American Qur'an' Blends US Life, Quranic Verses

CULVER CITY, Calif. — The scene is seared into the American psyche: the residents of New Orleans engulfed by flood waters, perched on rooftops and desperate for help as corpses float past and helicopters whirl overhead.

'Becoming A Woman Of The Word'

SPRINGDALE — Stacey Smith’s story reads like a dime store novel: drug addiction, suicide attempts, 12 years in prison.

'Becoming A Woman Of The Word'

SPRINGDALE — Stacey Smith’s story reads like a dime store novel: drug addiction, suicide attempts, 12 years in prison.

'Becoming A Woman Of The Word'

SPRINGDALE — Stacey Smith’s story reads like a dime store novel: drug addiction, suicide attempts, 12 years in prison.

'Becoming A Woman Of The Word'

SPRINGDALE — Stacey Smith’s story reads like a dime store novel: drug addiction, suicide attempts, 12 years in prison.

'Becoming A Woman Of The Word'

SPRINGDALE — Stacey Smith’s story reads like a dime store novel: drug addiction, suicide attempts, 12 years in prison.

'Becoming A Woman Of The Word'

SPRINGDALE — Stacey Smith’s story reads like a dime store novel: drug addiction, suicide attempts, 12 years in prison.

'Caring For Creation'

In 1995, Ray C. Anderson experienced an epiphany. The founder, CEO and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest modular carpet company, decided to go green.

'Caring For Creation'

In 1995, Ray C. Anderson experienced an epiphany. The founder, CEO and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest modular carpet company, decided to go green.

'Caring For Creation'

In 1995, Ray C. Anderson experienced an epiphany. The founder, CEO and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest modular carpet company, decided to go green.

'Caring For Creation'

In 1995, Ray C. Anderson experienced an epiphany. The founder, CEO and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world’s largest modular carpet company, decided to go green.

'Devout' Overused In Religion Reporting

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included a number of colorful details about her life.

'Devout' Overused In Religion Reporting

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included a number of colorful details about her life.

'Devout' Overused In Religion Reporting

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included a number of colorful details about her life.

'Devout' Overused In Religion Reporting

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included a number of colorful details about her life.

'Devout' Overused In Religion Reporting

The recent obituaries celebrating the career of nationally syndicated horoscope columnist Linda C. Black included a number of colorful details about her life.

'Great Commission' Task Force Meets

ROGERS — Revitalizing the Great Commission begins with the local church, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd told more than 400 church leaders at a lunch meeting at The Church at Pinnacle Hills on Wednesday.

'Great Commission' Task Force Meets

ROGERS — Revitalizing the Great Commission begins with the local church, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd told more than 400 church leaders at a lunch meeting at The Church at Pinnacle Hills on Wednesday.

'Great Commission' Task Force Meets

ROGERS — Revitalizing the Great Commission begins with the local church, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd told more than 400 church leaders at a lunch meeting at The Church at Pinnacle Hills on Wednesday.

'Great Commission' Task Force Meets

ROGERS — Revitalizing the Great Commission begins with the local church, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd told more than 400 church leaders at a lunch meeting at The Church at Pinnacle Hills on Wednesday.

'Great Commission' Task Force Meets

ROGERS — Revitalizing the Great Commission begins with the local church, the Rev. Ronnie Floyd told more than 400 church leaders at a lunch meeting at The Church at Pinnacle Hills on Wednesday.

'In The Presence Of My Enemies'

SPRINGDALE — Gracia Burnham spent more than a year as a hostage in the Philippine jungle, tramping from one location to the next as her captors evaded the military police.

'In The Presence Of My Enemies'

SPRINGDALE — Gracia Burnham spent more than a year as a hostage in the Philippine jungle, tramping from one location to the next as her captors evaded the military police.

'In The Presence Of My Enemies'

SPRINGDALE — Gracia Burnham spent more than a year as a hostage in the Philippine jungle, tramping from one location to the next as her captors evaded the military police.

'In The Presence Of My Enemies'

SPRINGDALE — Gracia Burnham spent more than a year as a hostage in the Philippine jungle, tramping from one location to the next as her captors evaded the military police.

'In The Presence Of My Enemies'

SPRINGDALE — Gracia Burnham spent more than a year as a hostage in the Philippine jungle, tramping from one location to the next as her captors evaded the military police.

'Invention Of Lying' Attracts No Protests

When it comes to comedian Ricky Gervais, journalist Paul Asay openly confesses that he is a fan.

'Sex-y' Sermons Cause Stir In Rural Alabama

GOOD HOPE, Ala. — It’s one thing for a church in a big city like Dallas or Atlanta to tackle the ticklish topic of sex. It blends in with the urban scene.

'Sex-y' Sermons Cause Stir In Rural Alabama

GOOD HOPE, Ala. — It’s one thing for a church in a big city like Dallas or Atlanta to tackle the ticklish topic of sex. It blends in with the urban scene.

'Sex-y' Sermons Cause Stir In Rural Alabama

GOOD HOPE, Ala. — It’s one thing for a church in a big city like Dallas or Atlanta to tackle the ticklish topic of sex. It blends in with the urban scene.

'Sex-y' Sermons Cause Stir In Rural Alabama

GOOD HOPE, Ala. — It’s one thing for a church in a big city like Dallas or Atlanta to tackle the ticklish topic of sex. It blends in with the urban scene.

'Trunk Or Treat!'

Area churches will offer an alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating with a variety of activities this week.

'Trunk Or Treat!'

Area churches will offer an alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating with a variety of activities this week.

'Trunk Or Treat!'

Area churches will offer an alternative to door-to-door trick-or-treating with a variety of activities this week.

'United In Christ'

SPRINGDALE–The sound of a shofar fills the room. The same musical instrument used in ancient times now beckons believers to follow Christ regardless of their religious denomination.

'United In Christ'

SPRINGDALE–The sound of a shofar fills the room. The same musical instrument used in ancient times now beckons believers to follow Christ regardless of their religious denomination.

'United In Christ'

SPRINGDALE–The sound of a shofar fills the room. The same musical instrument used in ancient times now beckons believers to follow Christ regardless of their religious denomination.

'United In Christ'

SPRINGDALE–The sound of a shofar fills the room. The same musical instrument used in ancient times now beckons believers to follow Christ regardless of their religious denomination.

'United In Christ'

SPRINGDALE–The sound of a shofar fills the room. The same musical instrument used in ancient times now beckons believers to follow Christ regardless of their religious denomination.

'United In Christ'

SPRINGDALE–The sound of a shofar fills the room. The same musical instrument used in ancient times now beckons believers to follow Christ regardless of their religious denomination.

"Angels & Demons" Offers Two Views Of Faith

Near the end of Dan Brown’s “Angels & Demons,” the beautiful scientist Vittoria Vetra clashes with a Vatican official who insists that the day researchers prove how God acted in creation is “the day people stop needing faith.”

"Angels & Demons" Offers Two Views Of Faith

Near the end of Dan Brown’s “Angels & Demons,” the beautiful scientist Vittoria Vetra clashes with a Vatican official who insists that the day researchers prove how God acted in creation is “the day people stop needing faith.”

"Angels & Demons" Offers Two Views Of Faith

Near the end of Dan Brown’s “Angels & Demons,” the beautiful scientist Vittoria Vetra clashes with a Vatican official who insists that the day researchers prove how God acted in creation is “the day people stop needing faith.”

"Angels & Demons" Offers Two Views Of Faith

Near the end of Dan Brown’s “Angels & Demons,” the beautiful scientist Vittoria Vetra clashes with a Vatican official who insists that the day researchers prove how God acted in creation is “the day people stop needing faith.”

"Angels & Demons" Offers Two Views Of Faith

Near the end of Dan Brown’s “Angels & Demons,” the beautiful scientist Vittoria Vetra clashes with a Vatican official who insists that the day researchers prove how God acted in creation is “the day people stop needing faith.”

2 workers fall from roof area at Cowboys Stadium

Arlington police say two workers have been hurt in a roof-related fall at the new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium.

3 agents placed on leave over state dinner breach

The head of the Secret Service asserted Thursday that the security breach at last week’s White House state dinner was an aberration but has put three uniformed officers on leave. President Barack Obama says his confidence in the agency remains unshaken.

34 sites nominated to historic register

The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program on Wednesday nominated 34 properties for consideration to the National Register of Historic Places, including 70-year-old Taylor Memorial Field in Pine Bluff, the Malco Theater in Hot Springs and two roadways in west Arkansas.

4 in crew blame captain in Somali pirate attack

The American ship captain taken captive by Somali pirates ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of attack, some members of his crew now say.

50 Methodist Bishops Agree To Cut Their Pay

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the nation’s largest Christian denominations is addressing the nation’s financial crisis with what it hopes will be a spiritual teaching moment as well as a cost-saver.

50 Methodist Bishops Agree To Cut Their Pay

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the nation’s largest Christian denominations is addressing the nation’s financial crisis with what it hopes will be a spiritual teaching moment as well as a cost-saver.

50 Methodist Bishops Agree To Cut Their Pay

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the nation’s largest Christian denominations is addressing the nation’s financial crisis with what it hopes will be a spiritual teaching moment as well as a cost-saver.

50 Methodist Bishops Agree To Cut Their Pay

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the nation’s largest Christian denominations is addressing the nation’s financial crisis with what it hopes will be a spiritual teaching moment as well as a cost-saver.

A Christian Nation?

Was the United States founded as a Christian nation? The question stirs fierce debate.

A Christian Nation?

Was the United States founded as a Christian nation? The question stirs fierce debate.

A Christian Nation?

Was the United States founded as a Christian nation? The question stirs fierce debate.

A Christian Nation?

Was the United States founded as a Christian nation? The question stirs fierce debate.

A Journey Of Faith

FAYETTEVILLE — Jeremy and Sharon Ostrowski were newlyweds when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2000.

A Journey Of Faith

FAYETTEVILLE — Jeremy and Sharon Ostrowski were newlyweds when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2000.

A Journey Of Faith

FAYETTEVILLE — Jeremy and Sharon Ostrowski were newlyweds when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2000.

A Journey Of Faith

FAYETTEVILLE — Jeremy and Sharon Ostrowski were newlyweds when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2000.

A Journey Of Faith

FAYETTEVILLE — Jeremy and Sharon Ostrowski were newlyweds when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2000.

A Place To Rest

BALTIMORE – St. Vincent de Paul Church boasts a 15-story tower that presides over an increasingly gentrified neighborhood bounded by City Hall and the home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

A Roar Or A Whisper?

It was a fine Sunday afternoon in mid-May, and I was enjoying a quiet moment on my front porch, when a 1956 Chevy pulled up. It had a slightly translucent appearance, which I took to be a trick played by the contrast of the shade on the porch and the bright light outside.

A Roar Or A Whisper?

It was a fine Sunday afternoon in mid-May, and I was enjoying a quiet moment on my front porch, when a 1956 Chevy pulled up. It had a slightly translucent appearance, which I took to be a trick played by the contrast of the shade on the porch and the bright light outside.

A Roar Or A Whisper?

It was a fine Sunday afternoon in mid-May, and I was enjoying a quiet moment on my front porch, when a 1956 Chevy pulled up. It had a slightly translucent appearance, which I took to be a trick played by the contrast of the shade on the porch and the bright light outside.

A Roar Or A Whisper?

It was a fine Sunday afternoon in mid-May, and I was enjoying a quiet moment on my front porch, when a 1956 Chevy pulled up. It had a slightly translucent appearance, which I took to be a trick played by the contrast of the shade on the porch and the bright light outside.

A Roar Or A Whisper?

It was a fine Sunday afternoon in mid-May, and I was enjoying a quiet moment on my front porch, when a 1956 Chevy pulled up. It had a slightly translucent appearance, which I took to be a trick played by the contrast of the shade on the porch and the bright light outside.

Activists See Opening For Poverty Issue

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Left-leaning Christian and social activists see opportunity in an unconventional presidential race and a spiraling national economy: pushing poverty as an election issue.

Activists See Opening For Poverty Issue

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Left-leaning Christian and social activists see opportunity in an unconventional presidential race and a spiraling national economy: pushing poverty as an election issue.

Activists See Opening For Poverty Issue

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Left-leaning Christian and social activists see opportunity in an unconventional presidential race and a spiraling national economy: pushing poverty as an election issue.

Ad Campaigns Invite People To Church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.

Ad Campaigns Invite People To Church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.

Ad Campaigns Invite People To Church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.

Ad Campaigns Invite People To Church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.

Ad Campaigns Invite People To Church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.

Ad Campaigns Invite People To Church

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat.

Advent A Time Of Preparation

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey gone except for leftovers in the fridge.

Advent A Time Of Preparation

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey gone except for leftovers in the fridge.

Advent A Time Of Preparation

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey gone except for leftovers in the fridge.

Advent A Time Of Preparation

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey gone except for leftovers in the fridge.

Advent A Time Of Preparation

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey gone except for leftovers in the fridge.

Advent A Time Of Preparation

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey gone except for leftovers in the fridge.

Airport Chapels Offer Haven To More Faiths

ATLANTA — Ordained a United Methodist minister, the Rev. Chester Cook has now become a jack of all faiths.

Airport Chapels Offer Haven To More Faiths

ATLANTA — Ordained a United Methodist minister, the Rev. Chester Cook has now become a jack of all faiths.

Airport Chapels Offer Haven To More Faiths

ATLANTA — Ordained a United Methodist minister, the Rev. Chester Cook has now become a jack of all faiths.

Airport Chapels Offer Haven To More Faiths

ATLANTA — Ordained a United Methodist minister, the Rev. Chester Cook has now become a jack of all faiths.

Airport Chapels Offer Haven To More Faiths

ATLANTA — Ordained a United Methodist minister, the Rev. Chester Cook has now become a jack of all faiths.

Alabama man pleads guilty to crimes in 5 states

An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to committing armed robberies in five states during a cocaine-fueled crime spree in August.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama Town Recruits Jews

DOTHAN, Ala. — Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt.

Alabama's Smart wins Broyles Award

Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart has won the Broyles Award, which goes to the nation’s top assistant coach.

All Saints Day A Reminder Of Death

“Let not your hearts be troubled. … And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” — John 14:1a, 3

Amish Outhouses At Issue In Dispute

EBENSBURG, Pa. — Amish farmer Andy Swartzentruber is determined to live the simple life of his forefathers, plowing his field with a horse-drawn tractor, getting around in a horse-drawn buggy and offering eggs for sale to help support his family.

An Act of Deep Worship

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Early last Saturday, senior members of the Saudi royal family and religious establishment took up brooms and cloths perfumed with rosewater to wash the interior of the Kaaba, the sacred stone structure that Muslims face during their five daily prayers.

An Act of Deep Worship

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Early last Saturday, senior members of the Saudi royal family and religious establishment took up brooms and cloths perfumed with rosewater to wash the interior of the Kaaba, the sacred stone structure that Muslims face during their five daily prayers.

Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

Anger Over Gay Marriage Vote Directed At Mormons

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

Answering The Call

The Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel first heard the call as a teen, attending a Disciples of Christ church camp in Texas.

Answering The Call

The Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel first heard the call as a teen, attending a Disciples of Christ church camp in Texas.

Answering The Call

The Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel first heard the call as a teen, attending a Disciples of Christ church camp in Texas.

Answering The Call

The Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel first heard the call as a teen, attending a Disciples of Christ church camp in Texas.

Answering The Call

The Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel first heard the call as a teen, attending a Disciples of Christ church camp in Texas.

Answering The Call

The Rev. Lara Blackwood Pickrel first heard the call as a teen, attending a Disciples of Christ church camp in Texas.

Apple Inc. buys music site Lala.com

Apple Inc. has purchased online music retailer Lala. com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened “the end of the MP3” with its fast songstreaming application.

Area Congregations, Religious Schools Weather Storm

Congregations in Northwest Arkansas have not been as hard hit as those in some parts of the nation, but most have felt the impact of the economic downturn.

Area Congregations, Religious Schools Weather Storm

Congregations in Northwest Arkansas have not been as hard hit as those in some parts of the nation, but most have felt the impact of the economic downturn.

Area Congregations, Religious Schools Weather Storm

Congregations in Northwest Arkansas have not been as hard hit as those in some parts of the nation, but most have felt the impact of the economic downturn.

Area Congregations, Religious Schools Weather Storm

Congregations in Northwest Arkansas have not been as hard hit as those in some parts of the nation, but most have felt the impact of the economic downturn.

Area Congregations, Religious Schools Weather Storm

Congregations in Northwest Arkansas have not been as hard hit as those in some parts of the nation, but most have felt the impact of the economic downturn.

Area Faith Groups Go Green

Efforts to “green” places of worship are alive and well in Northwest Arkansas, at least in some forward-thinking congregations.

Area Faith Groups Go Green

Efforts to “green” places of worship are alive and well in Northwest Arkansas, at least in some forward-thinking congregations.

Area lotteries

Numbers drawn Wednesday: Missouri Lotto 5-16-21-31-32-43 Estimated jackpot: $2.3 million Oklahoma Lotto 3-15-18-21-34 Hot ball: 15 Estimated jackpot: $1.15 million Powerball 14-34-37-46-55 Powerball: 37 Estimated jackpot: $30 million Power Play: 4

Area to get $6.6 million in federal funds

Several Northwest Arkansas projects will be funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, which the U.S. Senate passed Sunday and sent to President Barack Obama for his approval.

Attacks On Christians In India Prompt Call For Urgent Response

WASHINGTON — A series of violent attacks on Christians in India calls for a “strong and urgent American response,” a broad group of U.S. Christian leaders urged President Bush in a letter.

Attacks On Christians In India Prompt Call For Urgent Response

WASHINGTON — A series of violent attacks on Christians in India calls for a “strong and urgent American response,” a broad group of U.S. Christian leaders urged President Bush in a letter.

Attacks On Christians In India Prompt Call For Urgent Response

WASHINGTON — A series of violent attacks on Christians in India calls for a “strong and urgent American response,” a broad group of U.S. Christian leaders urged President Bush in a letter.

Attacks On Christians In India Prompt Call For Urgent Response

WASHINGTON — A series of violent attacks on Christians in India calls for a “strong and urgent American response,” a broad group of U.S. Christian leaders urged President Bush in a letter.

Attacks On Christians In India Prompt Call For Urgent Response

WASHINGTON — A series of violent attacks on Christians in India calls for a “strong and urgent American response,” a broad group of U.S. Christian leaders urged President Bush in a letter.

Attacks On Christians In India Prompt Call For Urgent Response

WASHINGTON — A series of violent attacks on Christians in India calls for a “strong and urgent American response,” a broad group of U.S. Christian leaders urged President Bush in a letter.

Bankruptcy watch

ALEXANDER Andre L. and Tishchell M. Prudhomme, 14228 Cherry Hill Drive, Dec. 7, Chapter 13. Charley and Sandra Stark, 15414 Birch Drive, Dec. 9, Chapter 13. Leon Sims Sr., 13736 Apple Glen Cove, Dec. 8, Chapter 13. ARKADELPHIA Leroy Garland, 2B Brandi Lane, Dec. 8, Chapter 13.

Battle’s site links history, present

Jacksonville’s first-known settlers most likely floated in, local historians say.

Bella Vista Churches Welcome Children

BELLA VISTA — For the first 12 years they lived in Bella Vista, the church Al and Shirley Jenkins attend was made up almost entirely of retirees.

Bella Vista Churches Welcome Children

BELLA VISTA — For the first 12 years they lived in Bella Vista, the church Al and Shirley Jenkins attend was made up almost entirely of retirees.

Bella Vista Churches Welcome Children

BELLA VISTA — For the first 12 years they lived in Bella Vista, the church Al and Shirley Jenkins attend was made up almost entirely of retirees.

Bella Vista Churches Welcome Children

BELLA VISTA — For the first 12 years they lived in Bella Vista, the church Al and Shirley Jenkins attend was made up almost entirely of retirees.

Bella Vista Churches Welcome Children

BELLA VISTA — For the first 12 years they lived in Bella Vista, the church Al and Shirley Jenkins attend was made up almost entirely of retirees.

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BENTONVILLE: Photo exhibit planned

Area photographers will have their chance to document the impact of development and population growth on the region’s landscape in a juried exhibit planned by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Best-Selling Bible To Undergo Revision

The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text.

Best-Selling Bible To Undergo Revision

The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text.

Best-Selling Bible To Undergo Revision

The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text.

Best-Selling Bible To Undergo Revision

The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text.

Best-Selling Bible To Undergo Revision

The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text.

Bible Across America Tour Stops In Area

ROGERS–”The Parable of the Good Samaritan.” Bethanie Shepherd forms the letters carefully, using her best penmanship to inscribe the words in “America’s NIV” — a handwritten Bible being penned by some 31,000 people across the United States.

Billboards herald no message, just ‘ Jesus’

The North Little Rock billboard is 14 feet tall and 48 feet wide and five letters long: J-E-S-U-S.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Black Jewish Synagogue Gains Acceptance

PHILADELPHIA — The jubilation in Temple Beth’El’s packed sanctuary overflowed into the aisles, with members dancing, clapping and singing as they welcomed their first Torah from Israel.

Bolivia’s lithium reserves fuel dreams of prosperity

The wind whips across a 3,900-square-mile expanse of salt on a desert plateau in Bolivia’s Andes Mountains. Plastic washtubs filled with an emerald-colored liquid rich in lithium dot the Uyuni Salt Flat, all the way to the volcanoes on the horizon.

Bombers kill 127 in Baghdad

A suicide car bomb flattened a court building, and an explosives rigged ambulance blew down walls like dominoes near the Finance Ministry during a wave of coordinated attacks Tuesday that targeted highprofile symbols of Iraqi authority. At least 127 people were killed.

Bowden to retire after bowl game

lorida State coach Bobby Bowden will end his 44-year coaching career after the Seminoles play in a bowl game.

Bowl preparations continue as Hogs host recruits

Arkansas concluded an early morning practice Saturday with several recruits watching on, and WholeHogSports.com was there to cover it.

Breakaway Episcopalians Look To US High Court

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Marcia Kear’s three daughters were married at St. James Anglican Church. Her mother’s funeral was there. She said she found the Holy Spirit there.

Breakaway Episcopalians Look To US High Court

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Marcia Kear’s three daughters were married at St. James Anglican Church. Her mother’s funeral was there. She said she found the Holy Spirit there.

Breakaway Episcopalians Look To US High Court

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Marcia Kear’s three daughters were married at St. James Anglican Church. Her mother’s funeral was there. She said she found the Holy Spirit there.

Breakaway Episcopalians Look To US High Court

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Marcia Kear’s three daughters were married at St. James Anglican Church. Her mother’s funeral was there. She said she found the Holy Spirit there.

Breakaway Episcopalians Look To US High Court

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Marcia Kear’s three daughters were married at St. James Anglican Church. Her mother’s funeral was there. She said she found the Holy Spirit there.

Bringing Faith To Work

FAYETTEVILLE — The evolution of management theory traces a path of increasing awareness of bringing the whole person to work: body, emotions and mind.

Bringing Faith To Work

FAYETTEVILLE — The evolution of management theory traces a path of increasing awareness of bringing the whole person to work: body, emotions and mind.

Bringing Faith To Work

FAYETTEVILLE — The evolution of management theory traces a path of increasing awareness of bringing the whole person to work: body, emotions and mind.

Bringing Faith To Work

FAYETTEVILLE — The evolution of management theory traces a path of increasing awareness of bringing the whole person to work: body, emotions and mind.

Bringing Faith To Work

FAYETTEVILLE — The evolution of management theory traces a path of increasing awareness of bringing the whole person to work: body, emotions and mind.

Bringing Faith To Work

FAYETTEVILLE — The evolution of management theory traces a path of increasing awareness of bringing the whole person to work: body, emotions and mind.

Brits probe climate research

A British university said Thursday it would investigate whether scientists at its prestigious Climatic Research Unit fudged data on global warming.

Brumley MusicFest Slated For May 14-15

BENTONVILLE — For 38 years, fans of gospel music flocked to Northwest Arkansas for the annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing.

Brumley MusicFest Slated For May 14-15

BENTONVILLE — For 38 years, fans of gospel music flocked to Northwest Arkansas for the annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing.

Brumley MusicFest Slated For May 14-15

BENTONVILLE — For 38 years, fans of gospel music flocked to Northwest Arkansas for the annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing.

Brumley MusicFest Slated For May 14-15

BENTONVILLE — For 38 years, fans of gospel music flocked to Northwest Arkansas for the annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing.

Brumley MusicFest Slated For May 14-15

BENTONVILLE — For 38 years, fans of gospel music flocked to Northwest Arkansas for the annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing.

Brumley MusicFest Slated For May 14-15

BENTONVILLE — For 38 years, fans of gospel music flocked to Northwest Arkansas for the annual Albert E. Brumley Gospel Sing.

Buddhist Temple Becomes ‘Place Of Peace’ In South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The former Buddhist temple sits opposite a waterfall on the campus of Furman University, with vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains when the trees are bare.

Buddhist Temple Becomes ‘Place Of Peace’ In South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The former Buddhist temple sits opposite a waterfall on the campus of Furman University, with vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains when the trees are bare.

Buddhist Temple Becomes ‘Place Of Peace’ In South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The former Buddhist temple sits opposite a waterfall on the campus of Furman University, with vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains when the trees are bare.

Buddhist Temple Becomes ‘Place Of Peace’ In South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The former Buddhist temple sits opposite a waterfall on the campus of Furman University, with vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains when the trees are bare.

Buddhist Temple Becomes ‘Place Of Peace’ In South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The former Buddhist temple sits opposite a waterfall on the campus of Furman University, with vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains when the trees are bare.

California Ruling Revives Gay Marriage Debate

For conservative Christian activists, this month’s California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage provides an opportunity to rekindle interest in an issue that has fallen well behind the price of gas in the national consciousness.

Card firms add more fees

Credit-card issuers are reviving inactivity charges and reworking other fees to stem declining revenue in what Moody’s Investors Service says is the highest level of delinquencies since April.

Caring For The Flock

FAYETTEVILLE — Lynne Martin ushered John Stallcup into her office for a blood pressure check. She wrapped the cuff around his upper arm, keeping up a steady stream of gentle questions. The nurse is working with Stallcup on healthy diet, exercise and other forms of preventive health care.

Caring For The Flock

FAYETTEVILLE — Lynne Martin ushered John Stallcup into her office for a blood pressure check. She wrapped the cuff around his upper arm, keeping up a steady stream of gentle questions. The nurse is working with Stallcup on healthy diet, exercise and other forms of preventive health care.

Caring For The Flock

FAYETTEVILLE — Lynne Martin ushered John Stallcup into her office for a blood pressure check. She wrapped the cuff around his upper arm, keeping up a steady stream of gentle questions. The nurse is working with Stallcup on healthy diet, exercise and other forms of preventive health care.

Caring For The Flock

FAYETTEVILLE — Lynne Martin ushered John Stallcup into her office for a blood pressure check. She wrapped the cuff around his upper arm, keeping up a steady stream of gentle questions. The nurse is working with Stallcup on healthy diet, exercise and other forms of preventive health care.

Caring For The Flock

FAYETTEVILLE — Lynne Martin ushered John Stallcup into her office for a blood pressure check. She wrapped the cuff around his upper arm, keeping up a steady stream of gentle questions. The nurse is working with Stallcup on healthy diet, exercise and other forms of preventive health care.

Catholic Bishops Will Fight Obama On Abortion

BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Catholic Bishops Will Fight Obama On Abortion

BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Catholic Bishops Will Fight Obama On Abortion

BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Catholic Bishops Will Fight Obama On Abortion

BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Catholic Bishops Will Fight Obama On Abortion

BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Catholic Bishops Will Fight Obama On Abortion

BALTIMORE — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops vowed Tuesday to forcefully confront the Obama administration over its support for abortion rights, saying the church and religious freedom could be under attack in the new presidential administration.

Catholic Colleges Feel Brunt Of Notre Dame Uproar

Tensions Rise Among Schools, Bishops, Catholic Activists

Catholic Colleges Feel Brunt Of Notre Dame Uproar

Tensions Rise Among Schools, Bishops, Catholic Activists

Catholic Colleges Feel Brunt Of Notre Dame Uproar

Tensions Rise Among Schools, Bishops, Catholic Activists

Catholic Colleges Feel Brunt Of Notre Dame Uproar

Tensions Rise Among Schools, Bishops, Catholic Activists

Catholic Colleges Feel Brunt Of Notre Dame Uproar

Tensions Rise Among Schools, Bishops, Catholic Activists

Christian Groups Respond To Storm

SPRINGDALE–Ted Wilson balances on the raised scoop of a Bobcat tractor, using a pole saw to trim hanging limbs.

Christian Groups Respond To Storm

SPRINGDALE–Ted Wilson balances on the raised scoop of a Bobcat tractor, using a pole saw to trim hanging limbs.

Christian Groups Respond To Storm

SPRINGDALE–Ted Wilson balances on the raised scoop of a Bobcat tractor, using a pole saw to trim hanging limbs.

Christian-Muslim Strains Flare At Cairo Church

CAIRO, Egypt — Early in the morning three Sundays ago, hundreds of Christian Egyptians quietly slipped into a former underwear factory where they had discreetly set up a church and held their first service. Bells rang and hymns were sung.

Christians Often Perceived As Unchristian

Times were hard for the single mother and her 4-year-old son, so she did what hurting people often do — she joined a church seeking solace and support.

Church 'Rises From the Ashes'

FAYETTEVILLE–Two years ago today, Debbie Eden stood on the side of Rolling Hills Drive in Fayetteville, watching her church burn to the ground.

Church Ministry Targets Pupils

FAYETTEVILLE — Gaily colored tablecloths and printed menus set the scene.

Church Ministry Targets Pupils

FAYETTEVILLE — Gaily colored tablecloths and printed menus set the scene.

Church Ministry Targets Pupils

FAYETTEVILLE — Gaily colored tablecloths and printed menus set the scene.

Church Ministry Targets Pupils

FAYETTEVILLE — Gaily colored tablecloths and printed menus set the scene.

Church Ministry Targets Pupils

FAYETTEVILLE — Gaily colored tablecloths and printed menus set the scene.

Church Opens Mercy Center

FAYETTEVILLE–Marie Jordan was saved in a brush arbor revival on what is now Martin Luther King Boulevard some 64 years ago.

Church Opens Mercy Center

FAYETTEVILLE–Marie Jordan was saved in a brush arbor revival on what is now Martin Luther King Boulevard some 64 years ago.

Church Opens Mercy Center

FAYETTEVILLE–Marie Jordan was saved in a brush arbor revival on what is now Martin Luther King Boulevard some 64 years ago.

Church Opens Mercy Center

FAYETTEVILLE–Marie Jordan was saved in a brush arbor revival on what is now Martin Luther King Boulevard some 64 years ago.

Church Opens Mercy Center

FAYETTEVILLE–Marie Jordan was saved in a brush arbor revival on what is now Martin Luther King Boulevard some 64 years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Plant Targets Special Families

Steve Hoover and Chuck Sackman began talking about a church for people with disabilities six years ago.

Church Tries To Define Monogamy

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention.

Church Tries To Define Monogamy

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention.

Church Tries To Define Monogamy

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention.

Church Tries To Define Monogamy

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention.

Church Tries To Define Monogamy

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention.

Church Tries To Define Monogamy

There was no way for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to affirm the ministries of clergy living in “publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” without attracting attention.

Church's Cash Handout Part Of 'Faith Stimulus'

MALBIS, Ala. — On a recent Sunday, members of Bay Community Church each were given envelopes stuffed with cash. Inside was $20, $40 or $100, depending on the luck of the draw.

Church's Cash Handout Part Of 'Faith Stimulus'

MALBIS, Ala. — On a recent Sunday, members of Bay Community Church each were given envelopes stuffed with cash. Inside was $20, $40 or $100, depending on the luck of the draw.

Church's Cash Handout Part Of 'Faith Stimulus'

MALBIS, Ala. — On a recent Sunday, members of Bay Community Church each were given envelopes stuffed with cash. Inside was $20, $40 or $100, depending on the luck of the draw.

Church's Cash Handout Part Of 'Faith Stimulus'

MALBIS, Ala. — On a recent Sunday, members of Bay Community Church each were given envelopes stuffed with cash. Inside was $20, $40 or $100, depending on the luck of the draw.

Church's Cash Handout Part Of 'Faith Stimulus'

MALBIS, Ala. — On a recent Sunday, members of Bay Community Church each were given envelopes stuffed with cash. Inside was $20, $40 or $100, depending on the luck of the draw.

Churches Aid Homeless In Northwest Arkansas

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. [...]

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Churches Share God’s Love With Bikers

Bikes, Blues & BBQ offers more than a four-day spectacle of rumbling engines, leather and chrome.

Climbing 'Mount Sustainability'

FAYETTEVILLE — The notion that environmental stewardship comes at the cost of financial well-being is false, Ray C. Anderson told participants at the Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center on March 27.

Climbing 'Mount Sustainability'

FAYETTEVILLE — The notion that environmental stewardship comes at the cost of financial well-being is false, Ray C. Anderson told participants at the Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center on March 27.

Climbing 'Mount Sustainability'

FAYETTEVILLE — The notion that environmental stewardship comes at the cost of financial well-being is false, Ray C. Anderson told participants at the Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center on March 27.

Climbing 'Mount Sustainability'

FAYETTEVILLE — The notion that environmental stewardship comes at the cost of financial well-being is false, Ray C. Anderson told participants at the Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center on March 27.

Climbing 'Mount Sustainability'

FAYETTEVILLE — The notion that environmental stewardship comes at the cost of financial well-being is false, Ray C. Anderson told participants at the Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center on March 27.

Climbing 'Mount Sustainability'

FAYETTEVILLE — The notion that environmental stewardship comes at the cost of financial well-being is false, Ray C. Anderson told participants at the Caring for Creation conference at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center on March 27.

Colors mark spectrum of church year

Color has long played an important role in Christian worship services, symbolizing the spirit of the liturgical seasons.

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Fasting Sounds Easy: A Peevish, un-Ramadanish Rant

“Fasting is easy,” an American businessman booms at me, at a club meeting where I’d talked about Ramadan. “You can eat after sunset, right? What I’d do is,” he says, as if we Muslims wouldn’t have figured out all the tricks to fasting already, “I’d eat all I want in the evening. Easy!”

Commentary: Ice Storm — Lessons In Presence

The fear of being cold gripped me as I sat alone in the fading light.

COMMENTARY: No offense? Then Cowboys won’t win

If the 2009 season is all about one giant turnaround, then Dallas Cowboys fans can rest easy. Their team will be sitting pretty when it leaves Giants Stadium for the final time tonight.

COMMENTARY: Senate Numbers Not So Good

Rasmussen and the Daily Kos released new numbers for the U.S. Senate race; the Republican candidates were straw-polled in Hot Springs; and there was a big health care vote in Washington. So, to provide contextual analysis of those making news along Arkansas’ U.S. Senate front, let’s see who is sinking, swimming or treading water.

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

Commentary: When Religion And Health Care Collide, Patients Lose

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled against two physicians who allegedly denied — based on their religious opposition — a legal medical treatment to a patient based on her sexual orientation. The decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by a lesbian against doctors in a Vista, Calif., medical group who refused to artificially [...]

COMMERCIAL: Local Building Picking Up

Northwest Arkansas is getting its first Academy Sports store.

Communist rebels gain strength in rural India

All over the countryside in central India, red monuments topped with hammer-andsickle symbols announce that this is Maoist land. And these days, nobody could forget it.

Communities of faith: Addiction program to be June 27-29

A conference on addiction will be held June 27-29 at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center. The program will focus on ways the church can aid families of loved ones struggling with addiction or substance abuse.

Communities of faith: Leadership seminar will be simulcast

ROGERS — The seventh annual WorkMatters Leadership Conference will be held May 7 at The Church at Pinnacle Hills, 2448 Pinnacle Hills Parkway.

Communities of faith: Priest to speak on Muslim relations

Ellen Francis, an Episcopal priest and proponent of ecumenical and interfaith relations, will speak Saturday and Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N. East Ave.

Concerts, Workshop Slated

Music lovers have the opportunity to hear several well-known performers at area concerts and workshops this week.

Concerts, Workshop Slated

Music lovers have the opportunity to hear several well-known performers at area concerts and workshops this week.

Concerts, Workshop Slated

Music lovers have the opportunity to hear several well-known performers at area concerts and workshops this week.

Concerts, Workshop Slated

Music lovers have the opportunity to hear several well-known performers at area concerts and workshops this week.

Concerts, Workshop Slated

Music lovers have the opportunity to hear several well-known performers at area concerts and workshops this week.

Conference Tackles Addiction Ministry

FAYETTEVILLE — “Silent sufferers” in the pews. That’s how Melissa Davis describes the family of a person with alcohol or drug addiction issues.

Congress skeptical of U.S. plan for Pakistan

Lawmakers lashed out at Pakistan on Thursday as an unreliable ally that could spare the U.S. its bruising fight with al-Qaida if it wanted.

Conservatives Form Rival Group To Episcopal Church

NEW YORK — Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Conservatives Form Rival Group To Episcopal Church

NEW YORK — Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Conservatives Form Rival Group To Episcopal Church

NEW YORK — Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Conservatives Form Rival Group To Episcopal Church

NEW YORK — Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Conservatives Form Rival Group To Episcopal Church

NEW YORK — Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Conservatives Form Rival Group To Episcopal Church

NEW YORK — Theological conservatives upset by liberal views of U.S. Episcopalians and Canadian Anglicans formed a rival North American province Wednesday, in a long-developing rift over the Bible that erupted when Episcopalians consecrated the first openly gay bishop.

Convent Closes After Helping Generations 'Overcome'

NEW YORK — Ringed by massive red brick walls, the Convent of Mercy rose during the Civil War. Two decades later, the Brooklyn Bridge opened. And more than four decades passed before the Empire State Building appeared on the Manhattan skyline seen from the windows of the Brooklyn convent.

Court Rules For Utah City In Religious Marker Case

WASHINGTON — Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Court Rules For Utah City In Religious Marker Case

WASHINGTON — Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Court Rules For Utah City In Religious Marker Case

WASHINGTON — Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Court Rules For Utah City In Religious Marker Case

WASHINGTON — Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Court Rules For Utah City In Religious Marker Case

WASHINGTON — Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Court Rules For Utah City In Religious Marker Case

WASHINGTON — Governments that receive donations of Ten Commandments displays and other monuments for public parks are not compelled to take everything they are offered, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Cowboy Churches Rope In New Christians

WAXAHACHIE, Texas — Moments after flying headfirst onto the arena floor dirt, the man gets up and brushes off his protective vest as rodeo clowns rush in to distract the still-bucking bull.

Demjanjuk too ill for court stay, so trial day canceled

The trial of John Demjanjuk on charges of accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews as a deathcamp guard was called off for the day Wednesday after a doctor determined he was too ill to go to court.

Democrat: debt limit must rise by $1.8 trillion

A top House Democratic leader said Friday that Congress will have to permit at least $1.8 trillion in additional federal borrowing next year to avoid a default on the U.S. debt.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Democrats Frame Economy As 'Values' Issue

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent “Catholic house party,” a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Disruptive Behavior By Autistic Kids Stirs Furor

FARGO, N.D. – When a 13-year-old Minnesota boy was banned from church after parishioners complained about his behavior, it exposed a painful truth so politically incorrect that some people feel guilty just saying it out loud: Some autistic children can be annoying and disruptive in public.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Divine Diet

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece – In a secluded Orthodox Christian sanctuary, the phone is ringing again for Father Epifanios Milopotaminos.

Easter Events Transformed World

When I read the Easter story, I sense that the enemies of Jesus just wanted this whole “Jesus problem” to go away.

Easter Events Transformed World

When I read the Easter story, I sense that the enemies of Jesus just wanted this whole “Jesus problem” to go away.

Easter Events Transformed World

When I read the Easter story, I sense that the enemies of Jesus just wanted this whole “Jesus problem” to go away.

Easter Events Transformed World

When I read the Easter story, I sense that the enemies of Jesus just wanted this whole “Jesus problem” to go away.

Easter Events Transformed World

When I read the Easter story, I sense that the enemies of Jesus just wanted this whole “Jesus problem” to go away.

EDUCATION BRIEFS

Northwest Arkansas Education Briefs for Dec. 2

Episcopal Church OKs Gay Bishops

Episcopal leaders marched to the beat of their own drum this week, passing a resolution to allow gay bishops despite the misgivings of conservative peers in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Episcopal Church OKs Gay Bishops

Episcopal leaders marched to the beat of their own drum this week, passing a resolution to allow gay bishops despite the misgivings of conservative peers in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Episcopal Church OKs Gay Bishops

This report has been corrected to change the residence of Pan Adams-McCaslin. All comments related to the error have been removed.

Episcopal Church OKs Gay Bishops

Correction: Pan Adams-McCaslin, head of the Program, Budget and Finance Committee for the Episcopal Church General Convention in Anaheim, Calif., from July 8-17, lives in West Memphis. A longtime resident of Northwest Arkansas, she left this area in 2004. An article in Saturday’s edition of The Morning News incorrectly identified where she lives.

Evangelical Fads Don't Always Reach Others

The upperclassman sat across the cafeteria table from freshman Joe Carter and, in a matter of minutes, asked The Big Question — a question about eternal life and death.

Evangelical Fads Don't Always Reach Others

The upperclassman sat across the cafeteria table from freshman Joe Carter and, in a matter of minutes, asked The Big Question — a question about eternal life and death.

Evangelical Fads Don't Always Reach Others

The upperclassman sat across the cafeteria table from freshman Joe Carter and, in a matter of minutes, asked The Big Question — a question about eternal life and death.

Evangelical Fads Don't Always Reach Others

The upperclassman sat across the cafeteria table from freshman Joe Carter and, in a matter of minutes, asked The Big Question — a question about eternal life and death.

Evangelical Fads Don't Always Reach Others

The upperclassman sat across the cafeteria table from freshman Joe Carter and, in a matter of minutes, asked The Big Question — a question about eternal life and death.

Evangelists Target Spiritually Cold New England

WATERTOWN, Mass. — It’s hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway.

Events Celebrate 'Great Reformer'

GENEVA — John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.

Events Celebrate 'Great Reformer'

GENEVA — John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.

Events Celebrate 'Great Reformer'

GENEVA — John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.

Events Celebrate 'Great Reformer'

GENEVA — John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.

Events Celebrate 'Great Reformer'

GENEVA — John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a “Protestant Rome,” but he also planted the seeds of modern democracy.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Events Target Boys, Men

ROGERS — Auto body shops and tree stands in hunting season. These male-dominated venues offer unique opportunities for ministry. Two programs in Northwest Arkansas this week aim to reach men and boys through masculine hobbies and mentorship.

Exorcist author’s novel is thriller of good and evil

In the annals of demonology, William Peter Blatty falls somewhere between St. Augustine and Joss Whedon.

Faith and Pop Culture: ‘Fireproof’ Plays To Choir

OK, I’ll admit it. I didn’t expect to like “Fireproof.”

Faith and Pop Culture: ‘Fireproof’ Plays To Choir

OK, I’ll admit it. I didn’t expect to like “Fireproof.”

Faith and Pop Culture: ‘Fireproof’ Plays To Choir

OK, I’ll admit it. I didn’t expect to like “Fireproof.”

Faith and Pop Culture: ‘Fireproof’ Plays To Choir

OK, I’ll admit it. I didn’t expect to like “Fireproof.”

Faith and Pop Culture: ‘Fireproof’ Plays To Choir

OK, I’ll admit it. I didn’t expect to like “Fireproof.”

Faith Groups Suffer In Economic Downturn

NEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.

Faith Groups Suffer In Economic Downturn

NEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.

Faith Groups Suffer In Economic Downturn

NEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.

Faith Groups Suffer In Economic Downturn

NEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.

Faith Groups Suffer In Economic Downturn

NEW YORK — Organized religion was already in trouble before the fall of 2008. Denominations were stagnating or shrinking, and congregations across faith groups were fretting about their finances.

Faith Matters

Be Grateful For Greatest Gift Paul Knew Meaning Of True Thanksgiving Comes Through Christ

Faith Matters

Be Grateful For Greatest Gift Paul Knew Meaning Of True Thanksgiving Comes Through Christ

Faith Matters

Be Grateful For Greatest Gift Paul Knew Meaning Of True Thanksgiving Comes Through Christ

Faith Matters

Be Grateful For Greatest Gift Paul Knew Meaning Of True Thanksgiving Comes Through Christ

Faith Matters

Be Grateful For Greatest Gift Paul Knew Meaning Of True Thanksgiving Comes Through Christ

Faith Matters

Be Grateful For Greatest Gift Paul Knew Meaning Of True Thanksgiving Comes Through Christ

FAITH MATTERS Farmer’s Good Intentions Go Awry

There is a story about a farmer who went to milk his cows. On the way, he noticed that the gate latch was broken. So, he went to get some tools to repair the latch.

FAITH MATTERS God Writes Law Upon Hearts

Every parent who is raising up a little one has heard the phrase, “But Dad, it’s not fair!” There is an innate desire for justice that is present in the human condition. That childhood wish for fairness matures into a conscience as we develop. Every person around the world and throughout human history has developed [...]

FAITH MATTERS Living Your Life In ‘Eternal Present’

I was considering writing a column on time and transcendence, after Krista Tippet’s new book, “Einstein’s God,” had offered me inspiration. The demands of the immediate present shifted my attention from speculation on the nature of the Divine to “real world” concerns.

FAITH MATTERS Remembering The Holocaust

Nearly 30 years ago, Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. This year, it falls on April 11-18. Yom Hashoa (Hebrew for Holocaust Memorial Day) was observed in the U.S. on Sunday and in Israel on Monday.

Faith Matters: 'Dr. Jesus' Steps Into Health Care Debate

It had been a typical week for Dr. Jesus, providing medical care throughout Judea.

Faith Matters: 'Dr. Jesus' Steps Into Health Care Debate

It had been a typical week for Dr. Jesus, providing medical care throughout Judea.

Faith Matters: 'Dr. Jesus' Steps Into Health Care Debate

It had been a typical week for Dr. Jesus, providing medical care throughout Judea.

Faith Matters: 'Dr. Jesus' Steps Into Health Care Debate

It had been a typical week for Dr. Jesus, providing medical care throughout Judea.

Faith Matters: 'Dr. Jesus' Steps Into Health Care Debate

It had been a typical week for Dr. Jesus, providing medical care throughout Judea.

Faith Matters: 'Emergent Church' Movement Offers Multiplicity Of Directions

As you read this column, I am in Memphis eating barbecue and attending a conference on the “emerging church,” based on Phyllis Tickle’s recently published book, “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.”

Faith Matters: 'Emergent Church' Movement Offers Multiplicity Of Directions

As you read this column, I am in Memphis eating barbecue and attending a conference on the “emerging church,” based on Phyllis Tickle’s recently published book, “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.”

Faith Matters: 'Emergent Church' Movement Offers Multiplicity Of Directions

As you read this column, I am in Memphis eating barbecue and attending a conference on the “emerging church,” based on Phyllis Tickle’s recently published book, “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.”

Faith Matters: 'Emergent Church' Movement Offers Multiplicity Of Directions

As you read this column, I am in Memphis eating barbecue and attending a conference on the “emerging church,” based on Phyllis Tickle’s recently published book, “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.”

Faith Matters: 'Emergent Church' Movement Offers Multiplicity Of Directions

As you read this column, I am in Memphis eating barbecue and attending a conference on the “emerging church,” based on Phyllis Tickle’s recently published book, “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.”

Faith Matters: 'Emergent Church' Movement Offers Multiplicity Of Directions

As you read this column, I am in Memphis eating barbecue and attending a conference on the “emerging church,” based on Phyllis Tickle’s recently published book, “The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.”

Faith Matters: 'New Atheists' Provide Food For Thought

Only rarely do I encounter someone who will admit to being an atheist in Northwest Arkansas.

Faith Matters: 'New Atheists' Provide Food For Thought

Only rarely do I encounter someone who will admit to being an atheist in Northwest Arkansas.

Faith Matters: 'New Atheists' Provide Food For Thought

Only rarely do I encounter someone who will admit to being an atheist in Northwest Arkansas.

Faith Matters: 'New Atheists' Provide Food For Thought

Only rarely do I encounter someone who will admit to being an atheist in Northwest Arkansas.

Faith Matters: 'New Atheists' Provide Food For Thought

Only rarely do I encounter someone who will admit to being an atheist in Northwest Arkansas.

Faith Matters: Christians Called To Love 'The Least of These'

Rev. Roger Joslin

Faith Matters: Christians Called To Love 'The Least of These'

Rev. Roger Joslin

Faith Matters: Christians Called To Love 'The Least of These'

Rev. Roger Joslin

Faith Matters: Christians Called To Love 'The Least of These'

Rev. Roger Joslin