Man tends to assume he can control his thoughts and desires. But apart from the power of the Holy Spirit, man is bound to the ...

Many Christians today believe that Jesus taught about the rapture in Matthew 24—a moment when believers will suddenly disappear and be taken to heaven, while unbelievers are left behind to face ...

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Religion is meant to be sacred mdash; a place where the broken find healing, where lost souls rediscover their worth, and where spiritual leaders guide with integrity, discipline, and truth. But what ...

Stephen Graham Jones' "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter" is both a revenge story and a work of historical horror. It might be his ...

The world is desperate for hope. That’s no surprise. Watching the news can make a person feel hopeless, and struggling with personal circumstances — especially in times of great suffering or grief — ...

Christians who believe in a divine Son of God Messiah, do not draw a distinction between the Hebrew Bible’s eschatological hopes for God’s glorious future age of world wide peace and justice, and an ...

The Orange Institution has released the three resolutions which are to be delivered at today’s Twelfth celebrations – and which begin with the theme of “Christianity under attack”.

With the entry of Nate Morris into the 2026 Kentucky Senate Republican Primary race, the salvos back and forth between all ...

On June 25, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the possibility of a new federally-funded ICE detention center at Camp Blanding Joint ...

The greatest gift God gave to us was Jesus’ death and resurrection to pay the penalty for our sins. His second greatest gift ...