Suicide’s Rising Rates and How Faith Could Help
Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen sharply in the past decade. Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, explains why suicide should be seen as a faith issue.   Reprinted with permission from Odyssey Networks

posted 11:09:36am May. 13, 2013 | read full post »

Women Challenge the Rules at Israel's Wailing Wall
I've traveled to Israel and have seen the Western Wall - or Wailing Wall - in person. It's an extraordinary experience, and while I was there I had to separate from the men to the "Women Only" section. I was surprised to learn that this custom of separation was introduced so late in history - it o

posted 4:29:38pm Apr. 08, 2013 | read full post »

The Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing on February 11 that he would resign at the end of February. His decision marked the first time in nearly 600 years that a pope has stepped down before death. Significant events and moments in Benedict’s papacy include major writings, missteps and i

posted 12:34:20pm Feb. 28, 2013 | read full post »

Violence Against Women: The Faith Response
During their lifetime, one out of every four women will experience violence from an intimate partner.   Today, clergy are reaching out and   supporting those women who become victims in their own homes. Originally posted on Odyssey Networks.

posted 8:53:09pm Feb. 08, 2013 | read full post »

Bishop Elias Taban on the New South Sudan
January marks the two-year anniversary of South Sudan’s independence referendum, a vote for formal separation from Sudan after several years of disputes between the two regions over the land. Elias Taban, the national bishop of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Sudan and Uganda, experie

posted 12:53:05pm Jan. 29, 2013 | read full post »