Joshua W. Jipp has written a book with soul, an unusual book at multiple levels. He blends a fairly traditional thematic reading of scripture—he’s written about hospitality and the Bible—with explicit ...

On July 4, we celebrate the notion that we, the people of the United States of America, will wake up in a free country. We may gather with friends and family members to celebrate this great nation, ...

Four times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Saturday or Sunday, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of ...

ushpizin n. Aramaic (oosh-pee-ZEEN) “Visitors” or “guests.” The ancestors who are invited into the sukkah. Sukkot is a harvest celebration. It’s a blessing to invite families, friends, neighbors and ...

Hospitality — such a familiar word. The word has origins from the French hospitalité, and Latin hospitalitas, hospes — ‘host, guest’. Hearing the word “hospitality” can conjure up images of welcoming ...