THE Collect for today, Advent Sunday, in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer teems with soul-saving biblical truth: ‘Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us ...

One day a young man walked up to great British poet Rudyard Kipling and said, “Mr. Kipling, I just read that somebody ...

Yes. From a Bahá’í perspective, interfaith marriage can work beautifully without either partner converting, provided there ...

Next year, a new feature-length presentation of the Crucifixion will hit the big screen. What should viewers expect? Will it ...

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In amazingly colorful yet simple ways, with lots of memorable examples, priest-author shows how everyone can tilt their ...

The holidays seem to arrive earlier every year. Halloween hadn’t ended when red and green invaded every aisle, and though the ...

Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for Christians to return to a life of selflessness and sacrifice — to store up treasure ...

Every year around this time I stop and count my blessings.  I think about the many things that God has given to me: a ...

Other rock stars witness to a more defined Christian conversion, including Bob Dylan (1978), Kansas’ Kerry Livgren (1979), ...

David Mirsch's hypothesis of a clandestine use of drugs to render Jesus comatose on the cross is an ad hoc claim. He offers no supporting data, and the assertion cannot be proven. Beyond that, all ...

Since God granted us the gift of life, He expects a return on His investment. That means, He wants us to glorify Him and use ...