Ways churches can be a place of healing for those who are divorced When a couple divorces, lawyers help decide how jointly held possessions are
Tillie, who grew up Amish partly in Kokomo, Ind., but mostly in Holmes County, Ohio, had an abusive childhood, perhaps one of the reasons she took compassion on young children in need throughout her life and implemented programs to reach out to them …
Since my wife and I made the decision to divorce on Feb. 17, 2010, that event has been a significant force in shaping who I am. I grew up Mennonite, but I took my faith for granted and made a conscious effort to get out and explore what the world had to offer as soon as I could after high school graduation …
We pulled into the parking lot of a 100-year-old black Baptist church in Durham, N.C., St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church …
Have you been looking for something different to do for your Bible study?
Every year we pull out the Cadbury, peanut butter, painted and plastic eggs to celebrate what ultimately is the gruesome R-rated story of the public torture and execution of a human being. Why do we coat Jesus’ story in chocolate and bunnies? I’m not sure why you do, but at our house, my son isn’t old enough to understand death …
Carol decided to try an experiment. Several of her friends at work were giving up things for Lent, and she decided to join them (even though her church didn’t practice Lent). To her husband’s surprise, she gave up shopping. Once a week she did grocery shopping for her family but never bought anything for herself for 40 days …
