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My Flatland columns

I write a monthly column for KCPT-TV's digital magazine. That schedule started in August 2016. Before that I wrote occasionally.

Flatland-boxIf you missed any of the columns when they posted at FlatlandKC.org, now you can catch up here as well as at this page on Flatland.

-- March 26, 2023: "New William Jewell center embraces spiritual exploration"

-- Feb. 26, 2023: "The Church of the Resurrection faces an uncertain future"

-- Jan. 29, 2023: "Honoring those taken by AIDS and those who stepped up to help"

-- Dec. 23, 2022: "Jesus 'Gets Us,' we're told, even as we struggle to get him."

-- Nov. 27, 2022: "Small congregations rethink the role of big, historic churches"

-- Oct. 30, 2022: "KC libraries offer a variety of books on spirituality"

-- Sept. 25, 2022: "A belated lesson in the history of Indigenous people"

-- Aug. 28, 2002: "Surviving Amtrak, thanking God"

-- July 24, 2022: "A KC priest sees through cloud over church"

-- June 26, 2022: "Lasting scars of redlining on display at the Johnson County Museum"

-- May 29, 2022: "Good Faith Network targets homeless and mental illness"

-- April 24, 2022: "A miraculous local play poised to reach a wider audience"

-- March 27, 2022: "Kansas City area is blessed with intentional communities"

-- Feb. 27, 2022: "A matter of life, death and faith"

-- Jan. 30, 2022: "Freedman filling blanks in Black history with Native Americans"

-- Dec. 19, 2021: "Artist Hasna Sal is a follower of Christ, not organized religion"

-- Nov. 28, 2021: "Giving thanks for a faith leader unafraid to confront 'burdens'"

-- Oct. 24, 2021: "Rockhurst University president to receive Bloch humanitarian award"

-- Oct. 10, 2021: "Missouri's execution of Ernest Johnson merely adds to body count"

-- Sept. 26, 2021: "Area faith leaders form mental health collaborative"

-- Aug. 29, 2021: "Taking a walk with death prompts pondering of life"

-- July 25, 2021: "Native American view of faith celebrates connections with all that surrounds us"

-- June 27, 2021: "Religious leaders bare their souls in 'Shepherds Helping Shepherds'"

-- May 30, 2021: "Confronting our past (and present) at Auschwitz exhibit at Union Station:

-- April 25, 2021: "Celebrating the post-pandemic return to worship"

-- March 28, 2021: "New book documents hate crime survivor's journey"

-- Feb. 28, 2021: "Grappling with ethical artificial intelligence in health care"

-- Jan. 31, 2021: "KC Faith leaders target violent crime in 'Getting to the Heart of the Matter'"

-- Dec. 29, 2020: "Time to speak out about 'faith-based tyranny' in all its forms"

-- Nov. 29, 2020: "Retired clergy members reflect on their careers"

-- Oct. 25, 2020: "Central High School, nearby clergy, changing narrative for neighborhood"

-- Sept. 27, 2020: "LAMP Shines a light in Ivanhoe neighborhood"

-- Aug. 30, 2020: "Reckoning with racism in our own congregations"

-- July 26, 2020: "Bringing an artist's spirituality to the practice of medicine"

-- June 28, 2020: "Kansas City's seminaries change on the fly amid pandemic"

-- May 31, 2020: "Dear God: Kansas City area clergy adapt to new realities of pandemic"

-- May 10, 2020: "When congregations turn on their shepherds"

-- April 26, 2020: "Spiritual seeker builds community, one event at a time"

-- April 12, 2020: "Learn from scars left by the virus crisis"

-- March 29, 2020: "Age of coronavirus: Funerals take on a remote vibe"

-- Feb. 23, 2020: "A lifetime collection of Jewish artifacts finds a home"

-- Jan. 26, 2020: "Scriptures rendered in paint"

-- Dec. 29, 2019: "Jean Zeldin looks back on a long career in Holocaust education"

-- December 4, 2019: "Pondering the ethics of artificial intelligence in health care"

-- November 2019: "The innocent victims of hatred's blindness"

-- October 2019: "KC area Muslims and Jews pursue partnerships"

-- September 2019: "What the hell? That's what local seminaries are asking"

-- August 2019: "Central Baptist Theological Seminary is on the rebound"

-- July 2019: "Sikh temple will highlight U.S. religious pluralism at Lenexa corner"

-- June 2019: "Kansas City Catholic school strengthens interfaith ties after Swastika incident"

-- May 2019: "New headquarters marks another turning point for Youthfront"

-- April 2019: "Angry metro clergy await homosexuality decision from United Methodist Church"

-- March 2019: "Religious principles ease strain of financial difficulties"

-- February 2019: "Church is a ray of light in urban KC neighborhood."

-- January 2019: "Gatherings create Community of Reason each week at UMKC"

-- December 2018: "Two Johnson County churches bridge centuries old theological divisions"

-- November 2018: "You'll find clergy in all sorts of places around Kansas City"

-- October 2018: "Missouri exoneree using ministry to help other freed inmates"

-- September 2018: "#MeToo: Feminine energy is infusing faith" 

-- August 2018: "Mindy Corporon: Righting a world turned upside down"

-- July 2018: "Covenant Presbyterian steps it up in Kansas City's urban core"

-- June 2018: "Court experience exposes anti-Islam sham"

-- May 2018: "Bet you didn't know 'amazing' religious archive was so close to Kansas City"

-- April 2018: "Historic site gets some comic relief"

-- March 2018: "KC pastors recall tense days after MLK assassination."

-- February 2018: "Singers extend range beyond their own faith tradition."

-- January 2018: "For openly gay clergy the goal is to keep the momentum."

-- December 2017: "Getting Paul Right: View Could Bridge Divide Between Christians and Jews"

-- November 2017: "Chaplains deliver spiritual care"

-- October 2017: "Purge in Turkey worries KC emigres"

-- September 2017: "Christianity facing another tempest"

-- Special September 2017 column: "Vietnam war refugees, succeed, struggle in Kansas City"

-- August 2017: "Clergy group looking to improve education in Kansas City"

-- July 2017: "Area clergy stood fast against the Vietnam War."

-- June 2017: "'Dinner Churches': Using an old custom to lure new parishioners"

-- May 2017: "A community rebounds, copes after targeted murders"

-- April 2017: "Rev. Adam Hamilton strains to prevent schism in United Methodist Church"

-- March 2017: "Listening with respect: Discussion tackles centuries-old issues"

-- February 2017: "D.C. building gains dollars, doors via Kansas City"

-- January 2017: "Tireless activist battling back after being hit by a car"

-- December 2016: "Seminaries part of metro's secret sauce"

-- November 2016: "Walls that unite"

-- October 2016: "Creating a hub for religious fluency"

-- September 2016: "Faith in KC's Southeast High School"

-- August 2016: "Finding teachable moments in unexpected places"

-- April 2016: "What's love got to do with it?"

-- March 2016: "Let common sense prevail in battle over religious liberty"

-- January 2016: "A local love story with international echoes"

-- Also January 2016: "Focus on 'Spotlight' film recalls local crisis"

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  • Who is Bill?
    I'm the former Faith columnist for The Kansas City Star. For a more detailed bio, look under the "Check this out" headline below. My Twitter handle is @BillTammeus. While you're here, I invite you to explore the archives, too.

My books

  • Love, Loss and Endurance: A 9/11 Story of Resilience and Hope in an Age of Anxiety
  • The Value of Doubt: Why Unanswered Questions, Not Unquestioned Answers, Build Faith
  • Jesus, Pope Francis and a Protestant Walk Into a Bar: Lessons for the Christian Church
  • Woodstock: A Story of Middle Americans
  • They Were Just People: Stories of Rescue in Poland During the Holocaust
  • My Visitation Parish book
  • A Gift of Meaning

Recent Posts

  • Is political violence in the U.S. simply inevitable?
  • A big reason people doubt Christians? Hypocrisy
  • If people from outer space get to Earth, will we preach to them?
  • A single word switch in translating scripture can change much
  • How Jimmy Carter tried to live out his Christianity
  • The concept of 'shalom' is more than just one thing
  • A modern 'revival'? What is that all about?
  • Our desire to be entertained to death is, well, killing us
  • Why a great Bible scholar thinks many translations are junk
  • How can we stop antisemitism's resurgence?

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