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By the time you read this article, July 4th is upon us. The day is a great reminder of our freedoms that we enjoy in this nation. For that, we ...

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Being promoted or placed in a new position in business world brings a sense of great anticipation and challenge. Often there is much to learn in order to become effective and productive. In some ...

Christian bodybuilders and fitfluencers are ascending to greater heights of visibility—and facing compelling questions about ...

Our response to the Christian walk can sometimes resemble a walk down a buffet line — choosing to follow certain things and ...

I know this sounds morbid but I am going to ask anyway. Have you thought about writing your obituary? I’m serious. You never ...

The recent conclave and election of a new Pope drew the world’s attention to the papacy, the oldest, continuously existing, “as well as arguably the most ...

During the Transfiguration, Jesus’ face “shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light” as the Father spoke to the disciples out of a “bright cloud” (Matt. 17:2, 5). The disciples ...

The person who maintains intimacy with God, avoiding and repenting from the burn-out traps of the flesh, who continues to recover from inevitably poor or bad decisions, who develops a continuous ...

Heavenly citizenship doesn’t mean abdicating our earthly citizenship. Especially when it comes to speaking on behalf of the most vulnerable.

There is a huge societal drop in party-going driven mainly by technology, pet ownership, and people spending more time with ...