This is the first of two columns on churches and smartphones. The scene unfolds whenever Russell Moore asks people in the pews to read a passage of Scripture as he begins a sermon. At that point, ...
A Tucson pastor built his congregation on the strict teachings of 20th-century 'prophet' William Branham, but made it so ...
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
At the dawn of the Christian faith, we see Jesus defining what the spiritual struggle of the coming millennia would be about: ...
This is the great sin of the servant who stores his coin in the handkerchief: Paralysis. Struck with the King’s gifts and the ...
Psalm 104 tells how wonderful God is. Verse one says, “Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord, my God, you are very great; You are ...
It’s the hot new thing on the right: dressing up in the trappings of Christianity without being burdened by all the fussy ...
Islam in Ukraine dates back over a thousand years and is deeply woven into the nation’s heritage. Though Christianity is ...
First, we all hurt, grieve, know betrayal and feel rejection. Having a God that we can relate to – usually depicted as a ...
It seems many of my fellow Christians have believed a politician’s claim that he will “Make America Great Again,” and ignored the Bible’s word on that. The Bible says “Righteousness exalts a nation.” ...
We need to listen deeply to Jesus' promise that when things seem to be falling apart and the very forces of nature seem to wreak death, God is near, the reign of God is truly among us.
That’s the instruction of today’s First Reading, too: Maintain hope, and listen when people are speaking hopeful things aloud ...