Faith
Time of Reflection: Soul Searching and Simplicity
Voluntary simplicity is a “less is more” lifestyle focused on the values of personal growth and concern for others. It starts with some soul searching.
Jesus ‘Gets Us,’ We’re Told, As We Struggle to Get Him
An Overland Park group is backing the nationwide “He Gets Us” campaign to promote Jesus.
Small Congregations Rethink the Role of Big Historic Churches
Churches are seeking out new solutions to maintain historic older buildings.
KC Libraries Offer a Variety of Books on Spirituality
Librarians explain how and why libraries offer patrons books and other material about the eternal questions that religions raise and try to answer.
Diversity Defines Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council Event
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people of faith flocked to take part in this year’s Table of Faiths event hosted by The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council.
A Belated Lesson in the History of Indigenous People
People of faith are belatedly coming to grips with their troubled history with Indigenous People.
Historic Central United Methodist Church Reflects on its Complex Past as it Prepares to Close
The historic Central United Methodist Church is reflecting on its complex past as it prepares to close. The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection will reopen the church in December.
Surviving Amtrak Tragedy, Thanking God
Survivors of the recent Amtrak crash in Missouri describe their overwhelming need to give thanks following the accident.
A KC Priest Sees Through ‘Cloud’ Over the Church
A Kansas City priest reflects on how he has managed a sometimes trying, often joyful, career in the Catholic Church struggling with abuse scandals and waning membership.
Honoring Those Taken by AIDS, and Those Who Stepped Forward to Help
A recent Kansas City PBS documentary, “AIDS in KC,” recalls how Kansas Citians handled the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.