Today, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday. Ashes were a symbol of mourning in the OT (Old Testament). You put them on yourself, heaped on your head like ...

You’d think Mark would end his story of the “the beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1) with a happy ending. But he doesn’t. In the final chapter of ...

Let’s assume, as most scholars do, that Jesus H Christ was an influential Jewish preacher born in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

A local pastor posted an open letter by a “progressive” preacher John Pavlovitz urging all pastors in the nation to stand in support of Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde for her remarks made to ...

The end times have come at the Scottsdale Mint, and it looks beautiful. The U.S. private mint has released the final two ...

Easter is fast approaching. Here's a look at why the date of Easter changes every year and what else to know about the ...

Wesley Hill’s small volume about Easter is a beautiful and useful invitation to be shocked anew by the central event of our faith.

The matter right now is not just the global backlash against refugees but the glee with which some anti-refugee figures ...

Pequot Lakes pastor discusses criticisms of church in general and why it might come down to finding the right church for you.

First, the mission of Jesus. He is the Messiah whose coming was anticipated and prophesized throughout the Hebrew Bible, also ...

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