I can’t remember the first time someone said to me that “God doesn’t make mistakes.” This has been used especially among religious folk to dis…
Sunday worship: Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 2650 NW Highland Drive in Corvallis, will share God's Word in its sanctuary and via li…
Community, our common unity, the way we share the same world. It’s us and we are it. What do we share in common? We are all together here on t…
Celebration planned: Crossroads Fellowship, 2555 NW Highland Drive in Corvallis, will hold a celebration on Saturday. A yard sale is set for 9…
Seven years ago I approached Mike McInally, the editor of the Gazette-Times, with an idea to create a regular feature for the Religion Page, a…
Disaffected young evangelicals and those who left the church describe an out-of-touch institution not in line with their political beliefs, a …
I've collected quotes for decades. I filed them and forgot them. But, as people around me spoke words of wisdom, I smiled and said, “I have a …
I have to confess. Despite everything we’ve witnessed the last five years or so, the sign still surprised me.
It’s no secret that the churches in our community have taken pretty different approaches to COVID-19. Some mostly kept worshipping in person t…
The Disciples Lament
I would like to share, as a Jew, what interfaith means to me. I speak only for myself. Others, whether of my faith, another, or none, have the…
A few weeks ago a man I met told me that he grew up in a big Catholic family, but once he started learning more about science as a teenager, h…
This Sunday, Holley Christian Church, 40346 OR-228 in Sweet Home, will celebrate its 150th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the leaders…
A Buddhist teaching that most people know about is karma. This generally refers to the universal principle of cause and effect. The traditiona…
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him." (Psalm 62:5) Expectation is reasoning that a future occurrence will be pos…
This has been quite a challenging year, hasn’t it? We’ve experienced losses on several levels. One is the loss of gathering here in person as …
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” These words from Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," make …
I wrote in this space just over a year ago about the emphasis placed in Jewish tradition on pikuach nefesh, the preservation of human life, an…
See 26 images captured by AP photographers in March, as springtime ushered in a host of religious holidays and festivals observed by the faith…
I've gotten myself in trouble in the past by suggesting churches would be better off without property. I've seen too many churches spend ever-…
As vaccinated grandparents gather with their families this Passover, many might find solace in the history of the celebrations and how it offe…
Vice President Kamala Harris joined President Joe Biden and the first lady in participating in a virtual Passover celebration Thursday.
“Why do we dream? Why is it important to dream? Because dreaming comes from the creative imagination, which is God’s gift to you and me. It is…
I was worried about my neighbor, a teenager who had dyed his hair bright orange and taken to wearing unconventional clothing. The iconoclastic…
You have choices. What stops you from being unethical? Is it divine guidance? Is it a matter of principle? Maybe cultural upbringing? Fear of …
This is the season of Lent on the Christian calendar, a time of deep personal introspection. This Lent, I find myself asking the question, “wh…
A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints protected a Corvallis-based youth leader who sexually abused ch…