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"What’s in a name? When it comes to the name of Jesus Christ, everything," observes Derrick Porter in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square. Watch it here.

The word Israel in Hebrew is יִשְׂרָאֵל. It is formed from its root which has a meaning which most scholars think conveys the idea of struggling, wrestling or fighting (whether literally or ...

The Centre of Christ Faith Deliverance Ministry (CCFD) in Lilongwe, donated assorted groceries to patients admitted at Area ...

When we have faith in Christ, we recognize His blessings and develop a relationship of trust with Him,” said Elder Sandino Román. #GeneralConference ...

By Van SpragueNo.Nor was He an unfaithful Christian.Understanding the answer to this question is a key element of ...

"As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, ...

I previously made reference to Matthew 25 but didn’t provide any commentary about this specific passage. Normally, I post the scripture text at the end of my comments. Today, I am putting the passage ...

Believers have already arrived in terms of our standing with God through faith in Jesus (Justification). And we are growing ...

In preparation for Easter, many Christians and Catholics have been observing Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and will ...

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 ...