Like you, I hear people say things all the time and give the Bible as a reference.

Fran McKendree was first a rock star before devoting more time to his faith.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Thursday it is suspending all worship services over concerns about COVID-19.

About two weeks ago, the Chattanooga Community Kitchen began using a timer for all food line volunteers to wash their hands every 30 minutes. The organization has held town hall-like events to keep its clients updated on the health risks and preventive measures, said Jens Christensen, chief executive officer.

I truly hate to be suspicious of my wonderful church family, but sometimes they simply leave me no choice. It could have simply been a coincidence, but when you consider that they keep insisting that I immediately take a cruise, and the fact that they have hidden all of my hand sanitizer, there seems to be only one logical conclusion:

The same week Tennessee got its first confirmed case of coronavirus, some religious communities were changing how they worship in hopes of protecting the faithful as fears grow and the disease spreads.

James Hodge spent nearly a decade trying to understand the call he felt God gave him. Around 2005, God told him to bring people to the faith, but offered no other instructions, Hodge said.

I know that life sometimes can be difficult. It seems I'm always writing about the struggles of spiritual warfare, but we cannot deny the Christian life is filled with battles.

Were one to look in Scripture for a direct command of God that says, "Thou shalt vote," he would be disappointed to find that it is not there.

Every Wednesday from March 4 until April 1, St. Paul's Episcopal Church will host religious leaders for its annual Thorne Sparkman lecture series. Ahead of each lecture, the Times Free Press offers a conversation with the speaker as part of the weekly "Religion: Got Questions?" series.

Performances, events and programs happening in the Chattanooga-area faith community.

In April 2013, Heather Abbott faced the difficult choice of whether to allow her doctors to amputate her left leg. Days earlier, she had been near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the bombs exploded, sending Abbott flying into a nearby restaurant and badly injuring her body.

My credentials as a genuine Southerner, while not infinite, are nonetheless quite high.

How much grace does it take to love someone who has hurt us or offended us?

The Rt. Rev. Phoebe Roaf is the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee, a position she began in November 2019.

Things happening in the faith community this weekend

Most Americans do not think the current Democratic candidates for president are very religious, which could damage progressive hopes for wins Southern states where faith remains an important voting issue.

For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of preparation called Lent and a season of celebration called Easter.

A respected Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report produced for his French-based charity has found.

It would actually be just fine with me if I never had the opportunity to write about another wreck that any of my children have been in.

Fallout from Major League Baseball's latest cheating scandal is littering the nation's landscape like a sudden explosion from a corked bat, and many of us are expressing shock

We all have problems occasionally, and there are times when we feel like we've been punched in the gut.

The same week Jerry Pearce's ministry in Dalton, Georgia, about a Bible allegedly producing oil shut down amid challenges to its credibility, a pastor at a church in Cleveland, Tennessee, where Pearce started attending is claiming gold is appearing and an acoustic guitar there is producing oil.