Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged OKLAHOMA CITY — Four years before Oklahoma became the 46th state, a woman named Dora Wright was executed in frontier territory in 1903. Wright paid the ultimate price … Continue reading 💉As in Christa Pike’s case, spiritual advisers often play a role at executions 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged “Best day at work ever.” That’s how my friend Bob Smietana responded when I asked if he enjoyed covering “Pope Night” at the Chicago White Sox game … Continue reading ⚾️ Chicago White Sox give away 40,000 pope hats: 5 things to know 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Kelsey Lundgaard’s love for America’s national parks — and for God — developed at an early age. Every summer, she and her family traveled to places such as Grand … Continue reading ⛰️ 75-year-old program blends ‘mountains and ministry, rivers and reverence’ 🔌