Religion News Service columnist G. Jeffrey MacDonald says full-time ministry drains too many clergy and church budgets. More bivocational pastors may be the solution.
According to the research, frequently attending religious services positively influences characteristics from happiness and ability to make social relationships to physical health.
“The biggest myth I see is that grief is a poison to get past,” says hospital chaplain J.S. Park, talking about his new book on grief, “As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve.”
Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.
Americans are expected to bet $1.3 billion on this year’s Super Bowl. While many believe sports betting is a harmless pastime, others say the human costs of expanding gambling are too high.
Some 600,000 people leave U.S. prisons every year, only to encounter a series of roadblocks to reintegration. Stanley Frankart knows. He was one of those