PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help us trust Your sovereignty and goodness. Give us the strength to forgive and pray for those who ...

PRAYER: LORD, unto thee do I surrender; let me not be ashamed, lest my enemies' triumph over me. Let my enemies not mock thy ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

“One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my ...

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When Lewis Reid was notified that the members of the Faith Fourth of July committee wanted him to serve as the grand marshal ...

Do you remember the movie “The Ten Commandments?” I was in high school when I first watched it. Since then, I have watched it ...

My father was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and may not live another year I ve encouraged him and my mom to prepare financially for the future, but they refuse to think about it My ...

7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts ...

After briefly discussing the doctrine of providence in my last essay, I felt compelled to go a bit deeper in this somewhat mysterious topic. The question ...

By Rev. Dr. Regina Dancy  Whatever happened to WWJD? WWJD: an acronym coined in the early ’90s is not heard very often these ...

A welfare system that encourages sloth instead of hard work, that “takes from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned”; a ...