We must recognize that reaching the LGBT community, like any other group, is ultimately a work of the Holy Spirit ...

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Six young people who lived with deep faith and committed their lives to the Church that Jesus founded are on their way to ...

By Ashlie Miller When was the last time you were gobsmacked by love as a recipient or by learning of someone else’s love for another? I’m not talking about another predictable Hallmark love story or a ...

Nigerians are very religious people. Whether it's Christianity, Islam, or traditional worship, we love to take our religion ...

I am learning to understand that I don’t have to do all the work myself. Being an independent woman for so long can be ...

There should be a place where we are not  judged and we can be in peace. I believe those are religious institutions.

But they turned out in force to support their sisters, priests and brothers in ministry as they were honored for celebrating ...

Dwight rejigged the lyrics slightly to read, 'Truly he taught us to love one another; his law is love and his ... someone who would provide a way out of the mess of sin and make us right with God. O ...

17th Street Barbecue might look like your average small-town eatery from the outside, but don’t let its unassuming facade ...

What keeps you from loving others the way you, yourself, crave to be loved? And conversely, what’s lacking in your life (or more accurately, in your heart) that keeps you ...