Consider the BRAND new church, the one written about in Acts chapter 2, verses 42-47. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to ...

On Mothering Sunday, we can remember the famous mothers of the Bible. Many of these mothers played an important role not only ...

Oklahoma's state superintendent has sued to put a halt to the Freedom from Religion Foundation's written objections to daily ...

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The word Israel in Hebrew is יִשְׂרָאֵל.  It is formed from its root which has a meaning which most scholars think conveys ...

If someone is walking in faith, fully accountable to a worshiping community, are they likely to get more out of the Bible than someone just reading for themselves? Certainly, and there’s texts to ...

A healthy church isn’t built on programs or personalities—it’s built on four loves that keep Jesus at the center and the ...

When exploring the supernatural realm, it makes sense to delve into what we can know with confidence about these elusive ...

[Romans 3:28] Now this verse does not contain the ... eating kosher and other Jewish practices (Acts 15:1-21). St. Paul writes elsewhere in the Bible: "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision ...

The Lord doesn’t just want to turn a page on our lives. He wants to start writing a new book in us. I like how James Banks, a ...

April 22nd is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, marking the genesis of contemporary American environmental protection mindfulness. It is now the world’s most widely observed nonreligious ...

[1 Peter 3:20-21] This Bible passage explicitly states that baptism "now saves you." St. Paul also taught on the importance of baptism for salvation. In Acts 16:25-34, the jailer of Paul and Silas ...