Black history met the present during worship services Sunday as Second Baptist Church celebrated its 11th annual Martin ...

Sheltered Funke thought Yemi was a blessing until he left her alone and pregnant. Now, she must confront her father’s church ...

Jean-Pierre Sonnet explores the biblical meaning of “neighbor,” showing how Scripture unites near and far in an ethic of love ...

Agape” — often considered the highest form of love — was part of today’s sermon, officiated by Dr. Mark Kemp, the senior ...

Charles brammall On a bright California morning in 2014, Dr Ellsworth Wareham pulled into his driveway, stepped out of his ...

France — Marcel Petiot, a medical doctor and serial killer convicted of 26 murders (though suspected of killing as many as ...

Just a few weeks ago, I was shopping for my mother for Christmas. She has downsized tremendously in recent years, so I ...

The words fear and afraid show up 727 times in the Bible. When God or Jesus show up, they often say “fear not,” or “don’t be ...

The LDS Church’s embrace of modern English Bible translations could raise questions about certain teachings — and that’s a ...

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According to the Gospel of Matthew, Christ listed bearing false witness as an evil that comes from the heart, alongside murder and adultery, illustrating its deep moral corruption. In fact, one of the ...

Paul’s famous “wedding passage” describes the essence of love: God is love, and, operationally, Jesus tells us to “love one ...