Kansas City Star: Faith

Christian-based programs cover medical costs

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:00 CDT

"To carry each other's burdens" is prescribed in Galatians 6:2.

Is it all right to ask God for revenge?

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00 CDT

Rushdy El-Ghussein, former president of the Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City: God created the universe for humankind. God expects us to worship him and obey his laws. We must follow his guidance on how to treat others.

What are the advantages of prayer?

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00 CDT

Lama Chuck Stanford, Rime Center & Monastery: Buddhism is a nontheistic religion, therefore prayers are not directed to a supreme being. Yet, all of us have wishes or aspirations that are often manifested through prayers.

The view from the outside looking in

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00 CDT

I have long considered myself a Jew on the outside looking in. I have been in Kansas City now for seven years, and other than a brief flirtation, never have belonged to or actively participated in the Jewish community.

Billy Graham | To find God, we must turn toward Christ

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00 CDT

Q.DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: My yoga teacher is interested in all kinds of religions, and she says that what we need to do to find God (or "spiritual enlightenment," as she terms it) is to empty our minds of everything, and then we'll experience the divine. Is this what Jesus taught? -- P.J.

Billy Graham | Reconsider your need for God

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00 CDT

Q.DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: I don't necessarily disagree with what preachers say about Jesus and everything, but I honestly don't feel any need for God. What would you say to someone like me? -- Z.W.

Beyond questions, holy ground

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00 CDT

"Muslims and Christians can't both be correct," wrote a reader responding to a recent column about religion in America, including Judaism. Her claim leads to three central questions.

Mill work and spiritual energy

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00 CDT

"Satanic Mills" caught my eye in the list of student works that the Kansas City Symphony would play. William Blake's phrase is often regarded as a protest against the Industrial Revolution beginning in England in his time. Blake lived near a power mill that protesters called satanic. Blake hated the mechanization that spoils nature and dehumanizes society.

Cosmic mysteries challenge us: 5-26/27-12

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:15 CDT

Ever since I read The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene more than 10 years ago, I've been a fan of Greene and his ability to make the weird and wonderful world of subatomic physics understandable (well, sort of) to lay...

China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00 CDT

China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, its most elaborate attempt so far to shape international opinion about the protests against Chinese rule.

New book offers revealing look at Revelation

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00 CDT

The remarkable thing about the End of Times is how timeless it is. Harold Camping, the subject of mockery last year with his ever-shifting predictions about the Apocalypse, was only the latest in a long line of hectoring prophets. Every age, every culture, possibly every person endures that existential panic, a vision of the final high-stakes conflict.

Same-sex marriage issue divides President Obama, many black ministers

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00 CDT

Civil rights or sin? When it comes to gay marriage, as recently supported by the first African-American president, many black pastors in the Kansas City area see sin.

The gifts that really matter

Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00 CDT

Last year, as my husband and I were about to celebrate our first anniversary, I asked for another ring to complement my engagement ring and wedding band.

Faith Walk |

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00 CDT

It had been several months since I started writing my first book, "My Life Sentences -- A True Story." At some point, I thought of just letting it go by forgetting about it altogether. The thoughts of both the good and the bad outcomes bombarded my mind every day. Being a Christian, I knew that God had certain expectations of me. He expected me to tell the truth, do the right things and lead a life that is faithful -- both in what I said and did.

Faith Walk | God speaks when we find a way to listen

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00 CDT

One of my toughest struggles is connecting with God in prayer.

A religious truce in campaign? 5-25-12

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:15 CDT

It's an anecdotal and not a scientifically verifiable conclusion but here it is: Americans are sick of this presidential race and especially its many detours into various aspects of religion. The good news is that President Obama and Mitt Romney...

A pope's Jewish friend: 5-24-12

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:15 CDT

People smarter than I am have said many times that Pope John Paul II was the best pontiff the Jews have ever had. What they mean, of course, is not that Jews somehow are under any pope's rule but that...

Which of 300 million Gods? 5-23-12

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:15 CDT

Americans seem almost prideful at times about the fact that in poll after poll, huge majorities of citizens profess a belief in God. The obvious question, of course, is: Which God? It's not an easy question

A Mormon missionary's work: 5-22-12

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:15 CDT

Because Mitt Romney, a Mormon who once served for 30 months in France as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be the GOP presidential nominee this year, lots of people have been curious about...