“The thief’s (the devil's) purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My (Jesus’) purpose is to give them (us) a rich and satisfying life (refreshment).” John 10:10 (NLT).

G.K. Chesterton once asked other literary figures: if they were stranded on a deserted island and had only one book, what would it be? One said the complete works of ...

Charismatics believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit but Pentecostal don’t. In the framework of legality, constitutionality and justice where does salvation and redemption stand? We explore and ...

By Soo Oh I’m a Bible teacher at Zion Christian Mission Center (ZCMC). As a child, my family lived in poverty and the whole family had to share a room. Every morning when I woke up, the first thing I ...

He has no intention to pay any of it and no intention to stop feeding the poor. Not until “Jesus calls me home,” he likes to ...

I was briskly walking down the main drag of a swanky neighborhood in Seattle when I saw a faded, old-timey lithograph in the window of an art store. It was a landscape with a fortress built into the ...

Reuben Bredenhof's new book, The Ministry of Small Things, encourages pastors to focus on little acts of faithfulness.

The Holy Spirit tells you stuff before it happens,” says Sawyer, 8. “He told my mom that Grandma was coming over, and then she showed up with cookies.” ...

St. Bernadette Soubirous and St. Clare of Assisi embroidered altar cloths and priest vestments in France and Italy, respectively. There are also saints who sewed to care for the poor. St. Teresa of ...

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They fall for the same reason that all Christians fall. Each of us is drawn away by our own evil desires and enticed. When ...

In the Transfiguration of Jesus, we get a sneak preview of His Divine Glory. Jesus lifts the veil to reveal what has been hiding beneath the surface of an ordinary human body created by the Holy ...