Growing up, I was the youngest of five siblings—three boys, two girls. My brother, Kenny, five years my senior, was an ...

As the Holy Spirit enables that person to hear the Word of God for the first time, the razor-sharp sword of the Word will ...

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Theologian N T Wright recently emphasized that while God transcends gender, using traditional male pronouns like Father ...

It happens to all of us, now and again, when a song’s melody or lyrics get stuck in one’s head. It is called an earworm, which Wikipedia describes as “that ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

We would never flip a coin on such important things. And yet, in the Bible, people did just that. You actually see them ...

Christians celebrated the Feast of Pentecost, when we remember the coming of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus’ followers when he ...

The boy answered: “I wish I had a brother like yours.” —————- Pentecost reminds us of the generosity and love of our Brother and Lord Jesus Christ, who gifted us with the Father, the Holy Spirit. In ...