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The Very Rev. Fr. Milad Selim asks, "What are we willing to suffer for Christ? What price are we willing to pay for His endless love?" ...

The Church assisted in opening a new worship space for St. Mary’s Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Utah in an act of ...

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In a world that constantly offers temporary fulfillment, many people are still left searching for deeper meaning, peace, and ...

STANTON — A Madison woman was denied a probation request in Stanton County District Court on Monday for her latest drunken driving conviction. Heavy rainfall, intermittent hail and strong winds moved ...

PHOENIXVILLE — The regular schedule for Pawling Independent Baptist Church, 400 Pawlings Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460, is ...

Paul warned Timothy not to elevate a new convert to leadership, “lest he become puffed up with pride and fall into the same condemnation as the devil” (1 Tim. 3:6). Pride in his gifting was Satan’s ...

Q: What does it mean to be righteous? It seems like an arrogant thing to admit. Are we to strive to be righteous, or is it only something granted to ...

Listed below is an attempt to summarize the irreducible minimum of the gospel. Depending on the background of the person with ...

Those the church rejected were composed much later, which, as Pagels knows, automatically raises questions about their ...