I look ahead, or just right in the mirror, and see wrinkles and gray hair and a softer middle. I give that woman a hug. She has lost her angles and rough edges and is the kind of woman I want to be em...
This verse, especially once someone understands God's purpose, can bring great comfort. It is possible to know that God works all things out for the good of those He calls to His purposes. When lookin...
When we look at the intricacy of a snowflake, the symmetry of a butterfly, or the perfect location of the earth's position in the rest of the solar system, we see the handiwork of our Creator God. He ...
When composer Christopher Tyler Nickel set out to create an oratorio of Mark's gospel, he made an ambitious decision to set not just the narrative but the whole text to music, word for word.The result...
When we humble ourselves before the Lord and ask Him to use us for His will and way, we find our purpose. Ruth is a story that is purposefully tucked between the pages of Judges and 1 Samuel. Her stor...
Retired Marine Roy Link didn't know 2-year-old JJ Rowland or his family, but when the 62-year-old man heard a boy had gone missing, he couldn't resist joining the search. He turned to God for help, an...
Armenian Christians have been calling for help. As their ethnic kin in the Caucasus enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh approach two full months under a near-complete blockade imposed by alleged eco-activists...
Ex-gay prosecution in Malta is globally significant for free speech
[photo1] Matthew Grech left behind homosexual relationships after becoming a Christian.
The prosecution of Maltese ex-gay ...
There are no oranges in Artsakh for Christmas.
Celebrated on January 6 according to the local Orthodox calendar, holiday festivities will be curtailed this year in the disputed Caucasus enclave of ...
Reading the Gospel of John through Palestinian Eyes
Yohanna Katanacho
Palestinian theologian Yohanna Katanacho describes Jesus as "shaped by first-century Judaism" but also as one who "redefine...
Having grown up in a non-Christian home, Jenny-Lyn de Klerk didn't discover theology until college. At first, she struggled to understand theological concepts, but everything started making sense afte...
The dependable Holy Spirit
[photo1] (Photo: Getty/iStock)
One thing I am so grateful to the Father and Jesus Christ for is giving to us the Holy Spirit who reminds us of the Word and His pro...
The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
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Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard...
The choice to the Church: speak up or keep your head down
[photo1] Dr Gavin Ashenden(Photo: Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury)
How might St Paul, the Archduke Ferdinand and the Catholic Church ...
On the evening of November 3, 2020, pastor and blogger Tim Challies received the call every parent dreads most. His 20-year-old son Nick had died while playing sports with friends at his college. Ther...
Read Matthew 2:1-12 and Isaiah 49:6; 60:3
Throughout history, humans have looked up to the night sky to search for signs from above. That proclivity has led many to worship the sta...