I heard a knock at my door early one morning while I was reading my morning devotional. It was only 5 a.m., so I was pretty sure I’d heard the wind rattling or some sleepy child bumping around in bed upstairs.

SpokaneFAVS reader Jeffrey Neuberger contributed these long exposure photos of the interior of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist after reading our feature, “Touring St. John's Cathedral.” Tracy SimmonsTracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons …

Winning an Olympic medal is hard.
Surprisingly, winning one when you’re fasting for Ramadan is not that much harder.

The Christian blogosphere has been busy these last few days, as one of us after another has weighed in on Ross Douthat’s New York Times Article, “Can Liberal Christianity be Saved?” Some of the reflections have been insightful — see, in particular, Diana Butler Bass’ argument that Douthat has misread the data and, thereby, incorrectly confined a broad decline in American Christianity to certain denominations.

Christ Kitchen is seeking local artists willing to donate artwork to its 2012 annual luncheon, which will be held Oct. 29.

The theme of the event will be Living Water, based on the story of the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4).

With the immense popularity of Facebook and smart phones, corporations have jumped into hyperdrive for the next big thing. The rewards are immense, as we’ve seen with the success of Apple.