Word&Way Wins 21 Awards
In April, Word&Way received 21 awards — including ones for top overall local/regional magazine and top overall podcast — from three religious communication organizations honoring excellence in religious journalism in 2018.
Chrissy Metz on ‘Breakthrough’: Everything Happens as It Should
(RNS) — “Breakthrough” dramatizes the true story of Joyce Smith, whose 14-year-old son, John, despite spending more than 15 minutes underwater on a frozen Missouri lake in 2015, walked out of the hospital on his own three weeks later.
Notre Dame Fire Extinguished, Paris Turns to Assessing Damage and Repairs
PARIS (RNS) — The last flames have been extinguished. It’s now up to the experts to assess how much Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been damaged and how many years, maybe decades, it will take to repair it.
Notre Dame Cathedral: A Place of Worship, History, Art
(RNS) — The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames on Monday (April 15). What is its history, its significance and how have cathedrals like it recovered from disaster?
Invisible
Every day, people enter and exit my life. But do I see them? The question haunts me. How do I break the habit of rendering others invisible?
When You Pay Your Taxes, You Love Your Neighbor
What if, as citizens of both an eternal and temporal kingdom, it is our responsibility to pay taxes as a means of loving our neighbors?
Evangelicals Issue Principles on Benefits, Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Artificial intelligence may allow technology to help people make wise decisions and work more efficiently. But it is not morally neutral.
Shadows in the Stained Glass: Patterson and Pressler Chapel Windows Come Down
(RNS) — Throughout Christian history, churches and cathedrals have used the medium of stained glass to tell the stories. With no fanfare, and to the secret relief of many, chapel windows of Paige Patterson and Paul Pressler came down last week.
Faith-Based Bills Advance in Texas in Defiance of ‘Almighty Dollar’
(RNS) — State Sen. Charles Perry recently stood on the floor of the Texas Senate in Austin defending a bill that would let state license holders assert their religious beliefs when providing — or denying — certain services.
In Québec, Christian Liberalism Becomes the Religious Authority
The Québec government is proposing a secularism law to prohibit any new public servants in a position of authority — including teachers, lawyers and police officers — from wearing religious symbols while at work.