Family blessed after shooting. Faith in Memphis section. Aug. 31 online. By Bobby Ross Jr. | For The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) What kind of guy is Grant Edmonds? “He’s the kind of guy,” Jeff Phillips told me, “who’ll show up and cut your yard, and you’ll not know who it was, and he’ll never tell you. “He’s the kind of guy,” added Phillips, youth … Continue reading Family blessed after shooting
Ministry in Mormon country (reporting from Salt Lake City). Page 1 lead. SALT LAKE CITY — To Mormons, the Salt Lake Temple — a magnificent granite structure built in the 1800s — stands as a sacred icon and monument of pioneer faith. For the 14 million adherents worldwide of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple Square represents “Jerusalem and Mecca and Shangri-La all … Continue reading Ministry in Mormon country
Where’s the grass-roots reporting? Published Aug. 1. Devil is in the (religious) details. Published Aug. 2. God in the gutters? Published Aug. 10. Imitation flattery … or journalistic ripoff? Published Aug. 11. B-level story on ‘Christian A-team.’ Published Aug. 13. Any, um, Baptists in Alabama? Published Aug. 15. A good guy, with a ghost. Published Aug. 16. Could church make you skinny? Published Aug. 23. … Continue reading August 2011: GetReligion
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 