Bill Tammeus
Commentator
Bill Tammeus, a Presbyterian elder and former award-winning Faith columnist for The Kansas City Star, writes the daily "Faith Matters" blog for The Star's Web site and a column for The Presbyterian Outlook. His latest book is "Jesus, Pope Francis and a Protestant Walk into a Bar: Lessons for the Christian Church."
Stories by Bill Tammeus
Church of the Resurrection Confronts Uncertain Future
The ground seems to be shifting under the strikingly successful United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (COR), which now has six campuses in the Kansas City area.
Honoring Those Taken by AIDS, and Those Who Stepped Forward to Help
A recent Kansas City PBS documentary, “AIDS in KC,” recalls how Kansas Citians handled the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
Jesus ‘Gets Us,’ We’re Told, As We Struggle to Get Him
An Overland Park group is backing the nationwide "He Gets Us" campaign to promote Jesus.
Small Congregations Rethink the Role of Big Historic Churches
Churches are seeking out new solutions to maintain historic older buildings.
KC Libraries Offer a Variety of Books on Spirituality
Librarians explain how and why libraries offer patrons books and other material about the eternal questions that religions raise and try to answer.
A Belated Lesson in the History of Indigenous People
People of faith are belatedly coming to grips with their troubled history with Indigenous People.
Surviving Amtrak Tragedy, Thanking God
Survivors of the recent Amtrak crash in Missouri describe their overwhelming need to give thanks following the accident.
A KC Priest Sees Through ‘Cloud’ Over the Church
A Kansas City priest reflects on how he has managed a sometimes trying, often joyful, career in the Catholic Church struggling with abuse scandals and waning membership.
Lasting Scars of Redlining on Display at the Johnson County Museum
An exhibit at the Johnson County Museum reveals in detail how white supremacist thinking behind discriminatory real estate and lending practices and government policies shaped modern Kansas City.
New William Jewell Center Embraces Spiritual Exploration
Historically Baptist William Jewell College has become more ecumenical and theologically open, allowing for the creation of The Center for Faith and Culture.