Religion

Music is a gift, but faith should always come first, said Jim Bruce, one of the drummers for the Inland Northwest-based band Black Happy.

In first -century Palestine, Jesus was considered subversive by the religious and political leaders and followers. Today, we who claim to be serious followers of Jesus should be known as subversive in the eyes of certain religious and political leaders and followers.

A high-quality reproduction of a hand-written Bible – the first one commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in over 500 years – is coming for a visit.

In all the world religions, we are told that caring for others is like caring for ourselves. From Hinduism comes “Wish for others what you yourself long for”; Islam says, “None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself”; “Love thy neighbor as thyself” is found in Leviticus and confirmed by Jesus. In the Baha’i faith we learn, “Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself.”

In early May, a unique, free 10-week boys boxing class called King David Men’s Boxing began at the OPEX CDA gym in Coeur d’Alene. Recently, instruction wrapped up with a series of intense, sweaty and fun-filled sparring rounds in the ring for the boys ages 9 to 11. They boxed three, two-minute rounds in the ring cheered on by nearby family and friends.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established in 1830 by founder and first president Joseph Smith. Across the globe, there are 17.5 million members practicing and following their doctrines.

It is a common phrase in treaties between the U.S. government and Indigenous American tribes:

It’s pretty wild and welcoming at Bustin’ Loose Cowboy Church where Christians worship outdoors in a large canvas tent year-round in Chewelah, Washington – a small town of approximately 2,800 about 45 miles north of Spokane.

First, a quick physiology lesson.

Outdoor recreation in the Inland Northwest, and throughout the country, has never been more popular. Among the millions of Americans preparing to camp and hike this season are Spokane-based pastors, theology professors and young Christians seeking spiritual experiences.

A passerby trying to find Grace Bible Church located at 152 W. Prairie Ave. in Coeur d’Alene just might miss the building entirely because of its rather plain outside appearance. But in this case, looks are absolutely deceiving about what lies inside.

Thousands will congregate in the Spokane Arena Saturday for the evangelical wealth building conference Life Surge, an all-day star-studded event that many describe as spiritually and fiscally fulfilling – but that also faces mounting accusations of leveraging faith and a megachurch atmosphere to lull attendees to buy $38,000 classes while even encouraging them to go into debt to do so.

It was one of the first warm and sunny days after a cold and wet spring. Like others in our neighborhood, we were out working in the yard planting new flowers and testing the sprinkler heads – which we rarely use.

The streets of America have exploded with political protests in the past four months. Resistance is both persistent and growing against the actions and policies of the Trump administration, against the actions of state legislatures and even school boards. So, when does resistance become an act of grace? When does grace result in an act of resistance?

A Spokane congregation has won a first-of-its-kind federal approval to possess and partake of the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca that is central to its religious practice.

A small Latah County town violated a federal religious liberty law when it denied a conditional use permit application from Moscow, Idaho-based Christ Church, according to a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho.