Author

Charles Honey

Journalist

Charles Honey is a journalist and freelance writer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he worked for nearly 30 years for The Grand Rapids Press. He was editor of the paper’s award-winning religion section from 1994 to 2009, and continued writing his weekly column on faith and values until 2014. He is currently a staff writer and editor for School News Network, an online news site covering public schools in Kent County, Michigan. He has written for Christianity Today and Religion News Service, and maintains a blog on everyday spiritual life, soulmailing.com.

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