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• Calvary Baptist Pastor’s Reputation Keeps Him In Demand, On The Road

  March 23, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V11 The Rev. Don Porter loves his newest job as pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Toppenish. But though he’s been there only a year, people keep asking him to …

• God’s Kids Conference Speaker Pins Hope On Next Generation

  March 22, 1996 in City on Page B1 1. Ed Krienke offers his religious message to drivers at Third and Division on Thursday. He’s not going to the conference but wanted to get his message out. Photo by …

• The Gift Of Faith As Children Get Older, The Questions Get Tougher - Parents Can Help Build A Foundation Of Faith

  March 18, 1996 in Features on Page B3 Last of three parts A child’s spiritual life doesn’t flourish in a vacuum. It needs our understanding and guidance and in different ways at different stages. Last week we offered …

• Assisted Suicide Draws Religious Fire

  March 17, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A federal court’s recent “right-to-die” ruling cuts to the heart of religious principles. Catholics, Jews and Buddhists alike cite traditional doctrine as they oppose the court decision that asserts a …

• Lessons Learned Growing Up Catholic Once Was A Lot More Mystical Experience

  March 16, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Somewhere there is a nun in a gray flannel suit with a 12-inch wooden ruler shoved up her sleeve, waiting, just waiting for some clueless third-grader to step out of …

• New Year For Baha’i Faithful Begins Wednesday

  March 16, 1996 in Features on Page E3 For the people of the Baha’i faith, the new year has yet to arrive. Their new year arrives at sundown on Wednesday , the vernal equinox. In preparation for the …

• Faith’s Foundation Very Young Children’s Trust And Curiosity Open The Way To Learning About God

  March 11, 1996 in Features on Page B3 Second of three parts Children as young as 3 want to know where they came from and if God is real. Here is an age-by-age guide to encouraging your child’s …

• Prayerful Remembrance Novena Of Grace At St. Aloysius Church Includes Veneration Of Religious Artifacts

  March 9, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Religious relics are used to bless people attending the Novena of Grace. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

• Rabbi Hopes Traditional Dinner Will Soothe Anxious Atmosphere Pat Buchanan’s Beliefs Unsettle Spokane’s Jewish Community

  March 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Rabbi Jacob Izakson. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Keep Pressure On TV, Pope Tells Catholics

  March 8, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Compiled from wire services

• United Methodist Video Series Looks At Life’s Important Things

  March 2, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V11 Once generally thought of as a time to give up stuff, Lent is now being seen as more of an opportunity for personal reflection. And one church that really hadn’t …

• Meanings New Columnist Hopes To Provoke Thinking About Spiritual Matters In New Ways

  March 2, 1996 in Features on Page E3 It’s never really fair to ask a new columnist to describe his writing before the first piece has even appeared in print. The thing to do is check it out …

• God Can Show Us Hospitality In Radical Ways

  March 2, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Our son has been one of my most persistent, if aggravating, teachers all of his 24-plus years. Some of what I’ve learned from him has been quite immediate. Much has …

• Founder’s Grandson Will Speak At Valleyford

  March 2, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Darmody

• Bishop Faces Heresy Trial After Ordaining Gay Man

  February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Episcopal bishop will stand trial for heresy Tuesday in Wilmington, Del. It doesn’t happen often. In only the second such trial of a bishop in the more than 200-year …

• Pope Revises Guidelines For Electing His Successor Secrecy, White Smoke Remain; Cardinals’ Lodgings Improved

  February 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A16 Pope John Paul II issued a new rule book on Friday for how future popes will be elected, largely reaffirming existing guidelines but reinforcing the secrecy of the process and …

• Spiritual Lives Would Help Nation

  February 24, 1996 in Features on Page E3 This is the truth: You will live longer if you are engaged in regular religious practice. Not only will you live longer, but you will be happier, your family will …

• Finding God At All Life’s Stations Lenten Guild Will Observe Way Of The Cross At City Sites

  February 23, 1996 in City on Page B3 Christians will recreate Jesus’ trial in front of the Gonzaga University Law School this afternoon, praying that today’s law students become attorneys and judges who seek the truth. This will …

• Voices From Beyond Readers Share Stories Of Their Encounters With The Dead

  February 18, 1996 in Features on Page E1 Faith is something you can’t see. A book - the Bible, say, or a copy of the Koran - is something you can see plainly. You can also feel it, …

• Christian Singers From Valley Find Success With A Capella Music

  February 17, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V8 You can buy it at the CD shop, hear it in church, it’s even the theme to a popular public television game show. A capella music is big right now, …

• Pastor Builds Thriving Church On Diversity

  February 17, 1996 in Features on Page E3 The Rev. Cecil Williams gets a hug from a girl after a Sunday service at Glide Memorial Methodist Church in San Francisco. Photo by Associated Press

• Healing The Rift Churches Work To Increase Understanding Among White, Black Christians

  February 17, 1996 in Features on Page E3 One morning six black women dared to travel across town to join a Bible study of white Christians. For some of the white women who met them that day, the …

• Auctions, Fine Arts Fest Scheduled

  February 17, 1996 in Features on Page E3 (From For the Record, Tuesday, February 20, 1996:) The Spokane Friends Church, 1612 W. Dalke, will hold its Fine Arts Festival Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m. and …

• Celebration And History Merge At Mormon ‘Mecca’ Thousands Gather At Nauvoo, Ill., 150 Years After Church Members Fled Persecution And Began Trek West

  February 4, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Religious celebration, history lesson and family reunion all combined into one event for hundreds of Mormons who gathered Saturday in a tent beside the frozen Mississippi River. Huddling for warmth …

• Rebels Announce Truce For Pope’s Visit

  February 3, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Leftist rebels announced a cease-fire Friday for the visit of Pope John Paul II. Rebels of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity declared a six-day truce beginning Monday for the pope’s …

• Forums On Domestic Violence Scheduled

  February 3, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Congregations in two Spokane Lutheran churches have designed programs to counter domestic violence. The local efforts are part of a pilot project sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America …

• Auction Raises Funds For Church Camp

  February 3, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V11 If you have a sore throat thanks to the cold weather, save that voice for tonight. You’ll need it if you plan to bid on any of the nearly 100 …

• Joyous Monks Greet Seattle Boy, Their Awaited Lama

  January 29, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 He may be only 4 years old, but his devout followers have waited nine years for his return. On Sunday, he arrived - the Buddhist monk believed to be reincarnated …

• Holy Submission Islam Teaches Its Followers To Work For Just Treatment Of The Poor And Vulnerable

  January 27, 1996 in Features on Page E3 He’s 40, a successful businessman, and married to a devoted, well-to-do woman who has bankrolled his ventures. They’re the parents of lovely children and live in a boom town that …

• Mormon Leaders Will Focus Energies

  January 27, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Mormon Church leaders will resign from the boards of numerous business corporations to devote all their attention to the faith’s spiraling growth. The recent surprise announcement applies to the nearly …

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