I take exception to your reply to “Minister’s Daughter, Cayucos, Calif.” (Sept. 8), who objected to the greeting and handshaking moment during church service that is dictated by the minister. I happen ...

In my ideal world, church services would be solitary affairs: we would stare into our Styrofoam coffee cups, worship quietly, and then go our separate ways, exchanging words with no one save for God ...

Visitor connection should be organic, not contrived. Most of us understand hospitality when it comes to inviting people over to our homes. We roll out the metaphorical red carpet by doing a deep clean ...

I take exception to your reply to "Minister's Daughter, Cayucos, Calif.," who objected to the greeting and handshaking moment during church service that is dictated by the minister. I happen to agree ...

President Dallin H. Oaks recently encouraged members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to start using the Easter greeting: “Christ is risen! Indeed, He is risen!” At first glance, ...

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you" (2 Cor 13:13). When the priest greets the people at the beginning of Mass with these ...

I happen to agree wholeheartedly with "Daughter's" sentiments, as do many other members of my church. We feel that the moment is manipulated, interrupts the flow of the service and creates a false ...

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As worshipers walked into Spartanburg’s St. James United Methodist Church on Sunday morning, ‘do you have power’ was the greeting of the day. The Rev. Andrew Wolfe said his power was restored the ...