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Field trip: Lawrence teen headed to Uganda for mission trip helping children
July 6, 2009
While most students her age are spending their summer going to the lake or studying for the SATs, Kara Evans, an incoming senior at Free State High School, will be spending her summer before senior year in Uganda.
Should we celebrate freedom of religion on July 4?
July 4, 2009
• Country gives freedom to choose religion • Religious freedom cause for celebration
Recreating home: Historic church building reopens after years of adversity
June 27, 2009
Janine Colter had been into the little building at 647 Maple St. more times than she could count — including a time when she couldn’t count.
Schuller daughter aims to heal Crystal Cathedral
June 27, 2009
Starting at age 4, Sheila Schuller Coleman has held just about every job at her father’s Crystal Cathedral, from copying Sunday programs at the kitchen table to launching a private high school on the church grounds.
First Christian Church pastor resigns without explanation
June 26, 2009
The Rev. Randy Beeman resigned this week as pastor at First Christian Church, 1000 Ky.
Faith Forum: What impact has Father’s Day had on your faith?
June 20, 2009
Grandfather offered message about God
NPR reporter puts mystical experiences under microscope
June 20, 2009
As mystical experiences go, Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s transcendent moment was not the kind that launches a new world religion.
Annual St. John’s Fiesta nears again
June 15, 2009
It began as a small fundraiser in the church basement with a boom box and a burrito make. Now, 28 years later, there’s no boom box at St. John’s annual Mexican Fiesta, but there are plenty of burritos and a whole lot of music.
Unitarian Fellowship invites public to Flower Communion
June 13, 2009
April rain may bring May flowers, but it’s June that has things blooming at the Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence.
Faith Forum: What is it like to be ordained?
June 13, 2009
Service to God takes many forms
Church’s cash handout part of ‘faith stimulus’
June 6, 2009
On a recent Sunday, members of Bay Community Church each were given envelopes stuffed with cash.
A friend in need: Trinity Episcopal leader moving on to new calling
June 6, 2009
When Onva Boshears was in need, the first thing he did was turn to his favorite priest. And, boy, was he in need. His city, New Orleans, was underwater. He had not lost many of his material things, but he’d lost his city and that was much worse than losing furniture and clothing. One of the first voices he heard when the storm cleared was that of his former priest, the Rev. Jonathon Jensen, calling from far-off Lawrence, offering him a place to stay and a shoulder on which to lean.
Vatican: Confession, psychologist not same
June 6, 2009
A Vatican official is lamenting that many faithful don’t confess their sins, and says some confuse a psychologist’s couch for a confessional booth. Archbishop Mauro Piacenza has told Vatican Radio that the sacrament of penance, which the Catholic church also calls the Sacrament of Reconciliation, has been experiencing a “deep crisis” for decades now.
Faith Forum: How often do you pray?
May 30, 2009
Follow Bible’s advice: Pray without ceasing
First Christian church marking 125th anniversary with dinner
May 30, 2009
First Christian Church has survived more than 12 decades and a damaging fire, and Sunday it celebrates its 125th anniversary with a 9:30 a.m. service and a fried chicken dinner.

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