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Religious Leaders Bare Their Souls in ‘Shepherds Helping Shepherds’

By | June 27, 2021 | 0
Empty church pews

A Kansas City area group called “Shepherds Helping Shepherds” allows religious leaders a chance to share struggles and to encourage one another.

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Confronting Our Past (and Present) in Holocaust Exhibit at Union Station

By | May 30, 2021 | 0
Jessica Rockhold, executive director of the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.

Faith writer Bill Tammeus ponders the “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” exhibit that opens June 14 at Union Station, sponsored by the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and Union Station.

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Celebrating the Post-Pandemic Return to Worship

By | April 25, 2021 | 0
The sanctuary of Second Presbyterian Church, 318 E. 55th St., Kansas City, Missouri.

Flatland’s faith writer, Bill Tammeus, reflects on the spiritual significance of returning to in-person worship in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New Book Documents Local Hate Crime Survivor’s Journey

By | March 28, 2021 | 0
Seven years after a neo-Nazi murdered her father and son, Mindy Corporon is recounting her journey as a hate crime survivor in a new book, “Healing a Shattered Soul,”

Seven years after a neo-Nazi murdered her father and son, Mindy Corporon is recounting her journey as a hate crime survivor in a new book, “Healing a Shattered Soul,”

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Grappling With Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

By | February 28, 2021 | 0
Graphic illustration for artificial intelligence

The Center for Practical Bioethics (CPB) in Kansas City is working to create ethical standards for how A.I. is used in health care.

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