Remember the joy and importance of Christmas by reading the Bible story of the Nativity of Christ as well as this list of 40 ...
I just wanted to take a minute to talk to you about letting go of prayer perfectionism. I know what it feels like to wonder if you're doing enough for your adult kids, especially when praying for them ...
5. The merciful are happy. We must not only bear our own afflictions patiently, but we must do all we can to help those who are in misery. We must have compassion on the souls of others, and help them ...
As we move ever closer to Donald Trump’s inauguration and his second term as President, it seems unlikely that U. S. politics will become less polarized. Yet, while political figures often take the ...
“Joy to the World” was always the last song of Christmas mass. Each year, after my grandmother passed, the song would fill my mom with tears. It’s such a happy and hopeful song, but for her, I knew it ...
Carlo Acutis will become the first saint from the Millennial generation in April of 2025. Known as “God’s influencer,” the London-born teenager passed away at 15 from leukemia in 2006. Carlo got his ...
There is a remarkable passage of Scripture found in the fourth chapter of the book of Revelation. It is notable for many reasons, but perhaps its most extraordinary feature is that the Apostle John ...
As we come into this season—from Thanksgiving (in America) to Christmas and New Year—we are meant to be filled with, well, thanksgiving and joy and all good things nice and sweet. Sometimes, some of ...
People are quick to point out when a Christian’s character falls short. Faithful and loving pastors don’t make the news. But when a Christian leader falls into sin and scandal, we all hear about it.
Many people ask, "What ensures that my prayers are answered?" The Bible offers guidance, starting with the idea that "the prayer of the righteous avails much." Righteousness, as seen in Abraham’s ...
The Bible uses primal imagery to express the powerful works of God. Verses compare the Lord’s voice to thunder or many waters. John the Baptist dunked people in water to symbolize the cleansing nature ...
It's about selling everything that you love. It's about dying to yourself, and I think the Lord does that to every single person that he comes to us and says, okay, this one thing you lack, and then ...