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In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the popular meaning of 'blessed' on its head.

Author Richard Foster tells how, as a teenager, he signed up for an internship in Alaska, thinking he would have the adventure of “working on the first high school above the Arctic Circle.” The ...

Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

But there is a great consolation in being loved distinctly. And this love extends to the world around us: You may know the ...

Conservative state lawmakers want to bring God and country back to the classroom. Four bills now in front of the state house and senate deal with prayer, the Ten Commandments, the pledge of allegiance ...

Many years ago, it was a sweltering summer day; therefore, the heat inside the Sunday school classroom was stifling. A little girl moved her colorful paper fan back and forth ...

There's never a dull moment in the Howell household with 8-year-old Maisley's hilarious renditions of the Bible.

Although only four words, it is one of the profoundest statements in the entire Bible: “And they crucified him” (Mark 15:24a) ...

Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

In Hebrews 9:27-28, the Bible tells us that we only go around once in this life, “And just as it is destined for people to ...

The pattern emerged in the biblical text when the prophet Nathan confronted the king of Israel and said, “Thou art the man.” ...