Our Lenten observances have led us to this final week of the season. For Christian churches throughout the world, this is the most sacred week of the year—the time when ...

As Palm Sunday approaches, we find ourselves facing another opportunity to remember what Jesus, our savior, did for us.

As Kathy and I finish our time serving in Florida, and as we prepare to return home to Alaska, there are lots of things we ...

“A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him” (Lk 23:27).

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On April 12 at sundown, Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will pause to gather for the most important annual event for ...

On the Saturday before Holy Week, the Orthodox Church commemorates a major feast of the year, the miracle of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when he raised Lazarus from the dead after he had lain in ...

Self-denial and taking up our cross are like crucifixion. As Jesus carried his cross all the way to calvary, so must we carry ...

A few years after Charles Dickens wrote perhaps his most popular book, “A Christmas Carol,” he compiled the long-unpublished ...

The word "greatness" often implies exceptional skill, achievement or influence. Yet, its meaning varies depending on the ...

Those of us on social media of any kind have probably had a similar experience. Our devices listen to us. I am not paranoid.

I’ve been working on my Maundy Thursday Communion Service. My scripture reading tells the story of the night when Jesus ...