All through Advent we sing longingly, “O Come, O Come Emanuel and ransom captive Israel.” The theme of exile is …Read More
Category: Opinion
Casting light into the darkness
By Lisa Powell An Advent reflection can go a number of ways: the awaited apocalyptic second coming of Christ and …Read More
Grateful for fuels
To the Editor: When I went to church this frigid Sunday I thanked God for the pipelines that bring us …Read More
Christian hope rejoices even in darkness
By Fr. Bud Grant A year that began with the last and greatest hope for international cooperation to address the …Read More
Reform payday lending
Payday loans are big business in Iowa with 613,461 transactions totaling $220 million in 2015, an Iowa Division of Banking …Read More
Re-visioning our ministry with youths
(Editor’s Note: The following letter on re-visioning ministry with youth is provided by Tom East and Don Boucher. It is …Read More
Restoring hope
Iowa has the dubious distinction of ranking at the top of the nation for the number of African Americans per …Read More