SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on… read more

Even though the first study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente from 1995-1997, ACEs did… read more

For the first time in our lives together, my wife Joy and I live in a rural setting. Kincaid Lake and the Kisatchie National Forest flank us on either side. Crime poses less a… read more

When I picked up my eleven-year-old son from school Monday afternoon, October 2, 2017, I knew I had to tell him about what had happened the day before in Las Vegas. Since we live… read more

It's Saturday night, the sermon is prepared, the bulletin is printed and in the narthex. The pastor is about to go to sleep for the night when a parishioner calls and asks if she… read more

(RNS) On Monday (Oct. 2), President Donald Trump spoke to a nation still reeling from the mass shooting Sunday night in Las Vegas. At least 50 people were killed and more than 400 … read more