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Tara and Pierce Reed with their 17-month-old son, Jacob Reed, in their New Jersey home on April 3, 2019.
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From drugs, prison to the Lord's work

Identical twins Pierce and Jacob Reed played South Jersey high school football, got hooked on prescription painkillers, held up local drugstores, went to prison, and found God.

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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings "America the Beautiful" during the Inauguration Ceremony of President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017.
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Mormon leaders talk spirituality, not changes, at conference

Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered spiritual guidance aimed at strengthening members' faith amid a world of temptation and immorality during a church conference last week in Utah.

Apr 14, 2019 at 8:00 AM
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KOEDYKER: Waiting for spring can produce some heavenward thoughts

One thing I have learned about living along the Lake Michigan shoreline is that spring comes a bit later here than places farther inland. I have learned to ignore the enthusiastic weather forecasters.

Apr 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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Living Last Supper brings iconic scene, apostles to life

The event debuts at Traverse City’s Bethlehem Lutheran Church on April 12, and then runs at St. Ann Church in Cadillac on April 13, and at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Traverse City on April 14.

Apr 7, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Worshippers at a service at the Short North Church line up to sign a statement saying the church will not comply with the United Methodist Church's recently upheld bans on same-sex marriages and gay clergy members. [Doral Chenoweth III/Dispatch]
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CRAMER: Looking for light in the dark places of the Church

These are dark days for American Christianity.

Apr 3, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Tim Baudler, center left, reacts after gifting the Rev. Denyse Barnes, right, a rainbow-colored umbrella March 5 during Spirit Pub, a small gathering of people from the Hollywood United Methodist Church who meet to discuss their community at Micky's, a gay bar in West Hollywood, California.
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United Methodist churches struggle with LGBTQ ban

At a gathering last month in St. Louis, Missouri, the General Conference, the church’s top policymaking body, voted to tighten its ban on gay clergy and same-sex marriage and to increase the punishment for violations.

Mar 31, 2019 at 8:00 AM
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HAGER: Thoughts and prayers are not enough to keep us safe

Junior Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez drew fire yet again after a social media post following the massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand, last week. She asked what good your thoughts and prayers are when your church folk are gunned down in their pews.

Mar 28, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Miller Rohrs, left, worked alongside Lakeshore Middle School classmates at The Salvation Army in Grand Haven in the annual Junior Days of Caring.
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KOEDYKER: Showing you care could make a big difference in someone’s life

Although Christians often talk about having a personal faith or a personal relationship with the Lord, it is also true that the Christian community is important. Even Jesus didn’t work alone.

Mar 27, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Bishop Francis A. Quinn. (Diocese of Sacramento/TNS)
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Oldest living Catholic bishop in US dies

Bishop Francis A. Quinn, a widely beloved community leader who exerted moral authority with a gentle touch as the spiritual head of Catholics in the Sacramento region, died Thursday at 97.

Mar 24, 2019 at 8:00 AM
A Missouri state lawmaker who is a minister and dean of students at a religious college wants public high school students to learn more about the Bible. (Dreamstime/TNS)
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Missouri lawmaker wants public high school Bible classes

State Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, is sponsoring a proposal that would allow school boards in the state to offer a high school elective course on the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Mar 17, 2019 at 10:00 AM
Pope Francis speaks at the Vatican on March 6, 2019. A Roman Catholic grade school in Kansas denied enrollment to a kindergartner of a same-sex couple this year, sparking a petition asking church leaders to reconsider.
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Catholic school bans gay couple’s kindergartner

A Roman Catholic grade school in Prairie Village, Kansas, this year denied enrollment to a kindergartner who is the child of a same-sex couple. Now almost 1,000 people have signed a petition asking church leaders to reconsider.

Mar 17, 2019 at 8:00 AM
Volunteer Jason Baldus prepares pumpkin pie for takeout and delivery during the Thanksgiving Community Feast at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
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KOEDYKER: Don’t put off to tomorrow what you can (and should) do today

One of the unique peculiarities of Mark’s presentation of Jesus is that he was always on the move.

Mar 13, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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CRAMER: Confessions from the church on Ash Wednesday

Many Christians — and many preachers for that matter! — have noticed the odd incongruity of the practices surrounding Ash Wednesday.

Mar 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM
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United Methodist delegates reject recognizing gay marriage

The United Methodist Church, America's second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith's divisive bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy.

Mar 3, 2019 at 8:00 AM
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KOEDYKER: Learning to enjoy every minute of your life

Sometimes you don’t have to do a whole lot to have a good time. I’ve heard it said before that “it’s not what you do, but the company you do it with.” People make the difference.

Feb 27, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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