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Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

Dogs and dharma: A prison ministry yields children’s book teaching Buddhist lessons

The author began practicing Buddhism while in prison, meditating daily and keeping a gratitude journal. He now aims to help other convicts as a field minister through the North Carolina Field Minister Program.

Lessons from Buddha on how to see the good in other people, including my dad

They asked me to talk about navigating our increasingly polarized society. I couldn’t help but tell a story about my dad.

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Religion reporting came later, though – in college – and it changed my life.

Study Shows Churches Find “New Norms” During Pandemic

A report released this week from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows hybrid worship is the new norm for U.S. churches — at least for now.

He has a history of antisemitic tweets — and now a GOP endorsement for school board

A former Pennsylvania radio host with a history of antisemitic and homophobic tweets moved to Idaho last year and is now running for a school board seat — with the local Republican party’s endorsement.

Turning 40 and learning to be patient about love

The big 4-0 is hard for a lot of people. For me, it’s because I’ve set expectations for myself that I haven’t met and that increasingly feel unachievable.

Telling My Cult Story Is How I’ve Found Spiritual Healing

I feared what my mom would think if I told anyone she’s in a cult. 

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