Religious symbols are technologies of transformation. The images, stories, and rituals of religion meet us where we are and carry us to some new place, to some new us. They grab hold of us in Kansas, ...

Upon visiting my church, above the altar you will see a symbol of a seagull inside a circle. Many have asked why is there a bird in a circle, instead of a cross? Why isn’t there a cross on the altar?

Those who spoke to the Journal variously described Pentecost as the "birthday of the church," a time for listening and a ...

Legend has it that as Jesus Christ passed through the Garden of Gethsemane, the flowers bowed down in respect. All, that is, except one — a proud, exquisitely beautiful white lily. To the conceited ...