I was shocked when I started reading the sermons in poetry by Narsai, the fifth-century saint, the “Harp of the Spirit”, born ...
Sometimes we have a general sense of a word and use it as a blanket explanation for situations. In fact, we probably use some ...
The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...
Paul wrote to Timothy, "Jesus gave Himself as a ransom for all men" (1 Timothy 2:6). What a beautiful description of ...
At the heart of Christmas and the Christian worldview is the Incarnation, when God took on flesh and, in Christ, became fully ...
The day after the world celebrated the anniversary of His birth, a local artist placed the final touches on a cold-cast resin ...
The arguments for purgatory are biblical and analogical, rooted in God’s plan to purify souls for heaven through a process of ...
December 25th marks the Christian celebration of the birth of God’s son. The kids at Topeka Baptist Church share the story of ...
First, Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that ...
The Christmas spirit, the songs and carols, the gift giving and gift receiving- is a sign and a reminder that something ...
He would be betrayed by one of his 12 closest friends, then executed on a cross under Octavian’s successor, Tiberius. He would die penniless ... of us who are broken. Jesus is an assurance ...
As the world gets swamped by the sights and sounds of the Christmas season — twinkling lights, festive music, and the bustle ...