Shedlock and other Spokane ministers said they believe faith and politics can intertwine in ways that lead to good results for individuals, communities, churches and the nation.

The upcoming 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26 is a reminder of the ways faith communities have struggled, or failed, to include people with disabilities.

Organizers of local interfaith events hope the flexibility of digital space will draw more people to participate in the spiritual side of Pride.

Inland Northwest faith leaders say they believe a positive future can be found among the distress and loss of a global crisis, and people of faith can help lead the way.

But, as Lewis exhorts, I can’t let us spend these days emotionally huddling, frozen in fear, even if we are physically limited by the realities of a rapidly spreading pandemic.