by Tracy Mandl | Oct 30, 2026 | Opinion
This week, I finally did something I’ve wanted to do for over a year: I got a flip phone. I have owned an iPhone for years and was tired of the screen’s constant pull. It was hard to stop picking it up, clicking, and scrolling— and I realized how much of...
by Tracy Mandl | Oct 23, 2026 | News
First Baptist Church on St. Clair in Frankfort, Kentucky, was met with a shock in 2025 when a historic flood waterlogged its building on the banks of the Kentucky River. According to pastor Amanda Smith, long-time congregants who had prepared the building for...
by Tracy Mandl | Oct 9, 2026 | News
On Tuesday, October 6, North Carolina clergy and faith leaders released a letter to Governor Josh Stein and members of the General Assembly in response to a state budget provision. The legislation would require North Carolina school districts to allow up to four hours...
by Tracy Mandl | Oct 2, 2026 | Opinion
What does your faith sound like? I asked this question in a faith talk circle years ago and it sparked some of the most vulnerable conversations our group had ever had. I felt the room go quiet. I could see the thoughts turning; the remembering, the recognizing. And...
