The Rev. Nicky Gumbel invites everyone in the United Kingdom to supper every September. Oil company executive Tom Knudson plans to invite every Houstonian to supper in a few years. And not just any ...

Alpha is a low key, non-threatening, ten-week short course in Christianity starting Wednesday at Mcfarlin Memorial United Methodist Church. Alpha is not tied to any particular religious denomination.

For those readers who do not yet know, Alpha is a sort of 10-week crash course in the basics of Christianity. The Alpha manual's front cover promises to deliver an "opportunity to explore the meaning ...