Grief fluttered about like a wisp of blue; a sadness that often appeared without notice. And even though the promise of summer always gave wings to the woman's heart, happiness eluded her ... until a serendipitous moment.

Some might call this moment a "wink" from God, while others will label it as only a coincidence. But for Nancy Ewert, the ...Read more

Why is it that we tend to clearly remember and may be influenced by something that happens when we are under stress?

We may never forget the comforting arm and gentle word when we wept, or the shove and harsh word. The cool touch on a feverish brow or cold sneer at misfortune. The encouraging or discouraging word when the future, or even just ...Read more

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court resolved the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple by ruling the government may not show "hostility" to religion.

As Justice Anthony M. Kennedy put it: "The Free Exercise Clause (of the First Amendment) bars even 'subtle departures from neutrality' on matters of ...Read more

When a special occasion marks the calendar, a colorful gift bag or a box wrapped with a cheery bow often finds its way to a doorstep, an office desk or a mailbox. But once in a while a present arrives at an unexpected moment -- no holiday, no birthday -- as a reminder someone is thinking about us.

Wanda Anderson of Richland, Wash., remembers ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The lawyer for Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson said he has "not found one credible" allegation against his client, including accusations that he told an alleged rape victim it was "good" she was raped and that he told another not to report what happened to police.

Patterson was fired from Fort Worth's Southwestern ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Attorneys representing clergy abuse victims appear ready to announce the long-awaited settlement in the Twin Cities archdiocese bankruptcy case Thursday that they say will be the largest ever and will involve more than 400 victims.

St. Paul lawyer Jeff Anderson, who has represented clergy abuse victims around the country, ...Read more

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has terminated Paige Patterson entirely over his handling of a sexual abuse case at another institution, according to a statement released Wednesday.

Patterson will not receive compensation or be the theologian in residence and is no longer president emeritus, the statement said...Read more

I'm not sure who was more surprised, but I have a pretty good idea who was more embarrassed. They were. You would be too -- if you had been caught with your pants down.

Running up a steep, rocky and unfamiliar wilderness trail, I came over a rise and there they were -- the man on the right side of the trail and the woman on the left. Both with ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- U.S. ally Saudi Arabia continued to torture, execute and discriminate against minority Shiite Muslims last year, according to the State Department, but the Trump administration followed the Obama administration and has granted the Sunni-ruled kingdom an exemption from sanctions normally placed on countries with bad records on ...Read more

Dark thoughts pressed in upon him, crushing promise like the heel of a boot. For the Marine, it felt as if he didn't have a prayer.

"It was very ugly," James (who asked his real name not be used) said as he remembered the depression that had settled over him after his military service. "I battled suicidal thoughts every day. I thought, 'What's ...Read more