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Kansas City Area is Blessed with Intentional Communities

By | March 27, 2022 | 0
Jerusalem Farm’s main building at 520 Garfield Ave. in Kansas City.

Intentional communities — many rooted in a religious tradition, some not — bring together people with similar ideas about how they want to live and the values required to live in that way.

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A Matter of Life, Death and Faith

By | February 27, 2022 | 0
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City.

A surging death toll during the pandemic is driving people to their knees, in both despondency and prayer.

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Freedman Filling Blanks in Black History With Native Americans

By | January 30, 2022 | 0
Kenneth Ford

Kenneth Ford is a Freedman who has explored the complex relationships between Black people and Native Americans.

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Artist Hasna Sal is a Follower of Christ, Not Organized Religion

By | December 19, 2021 | 0
The Holy Family — Jesus, Mary and Joseph — are depicted in Hasna Sal’s glass artwork on display at a Catholic center in Kansas City, Kansas.

Hasna Sal’s art reflects her love for Jesus Christ, even though she’s not a Christian, not a Muslim anymore and not a member of any institutional religion.

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Giving Thanks for a Faith Leader Unafraid to Confront ‘Burdens’

By | November 28, 2021 | 0
Calvary Temple Baptist Church at 30th and Holmes streets, where the Rev. Eric D. Williams has been pastor for several decades.

Rev. Eric Williams, long-time pastor of Calvary Temple Baptist Church, has been at the forefront of creating local ministries to address health care issues in his community.

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