As this Christian season of Lent and this Muslim season of Ramadan continue, I keep running into people who wonder how they ...

There are many connections between religion and the story of how white European invaders committed physical and cultural ...

The religious landscape of the United States used to be reasonably simple to understand. For a long time after its founding ...

I wrote this blog post about how churches deal with people who have special needs, including young people on the autism ...

Just over a year ago, I wrote this blog post about how churches deal with people who have special needs, including young people on the autism spectrum. It was based on a half-day program offered by ...

The religious landscape of the United States used to be reasonably simple to understand. For a long time after its founding 250 years ago next year it was mostly a picture of different branches of ...

As Matthew 5:44 records it, Jesus told his followers to do something wildly countercultural: "But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." But what does it mean to love?

Who is Bill? I'm the former Faith columnist for The Kansas City Star. For a more detailed bio, look under the "Check this out" headline below. You can follow me on ...