1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1087+ words) By Dr. John Bergsma The Readings for this Lord’s Day are unified around the theme of forgiveness. We begin and end with the words of “Jesus” on this topic: the First Reading records the words of Jesus, son of Sira,…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (785+ words) We often project later experiences back into history, consciously or unconsciously assuming an inevitability to what finally occurred. However, history is complex and, what now seems inevitable, did not always look that way in the past. The distribution of forms…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (299+ words) This message was clear but I strongly disagree with the appeal. I have never believed that prayers alone could change our nations or every nation destiny. Yes, prayers are powerful, but expecting God to fix our human negligence while we…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (101+ words) Religions established centuries—and in some cases millennia—ago were created to answer the existential questions of their time. But are they still answering the …...

22+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1139+ words) There were some 50,000 carol services across Britain last Christmas, and by and large, most of them looked fairly alike. Whether homespun or ritzy, ticketed or public, they all tended to feature similar configurations of lessons and prayers, colourful nativity scenes,…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1762+ words) There is a question I have been thinking about a lot lately: Do you simply acknowledge Jesus, or are you actually following Him? And today, while studying Matthew, another question was added to it: If you have been following Him,…...

13+ hour ago   (234+ words) In a telegram to Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni of Rome, Pope Leo XIV his heartfelt best wishes on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. “I hope that these celebrations may be an occasion of abundant blessings…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (24+ words) What is the Slave Bible? Discover why passages were removed in 1807 and how Scripture has been used to justify slavery and control people....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (19+ words) At a time when religious values are under attack, it is more important than ever to safeguard the sanctuary....

10+ hour, 59+ min ago   (117+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. As religious groups contend with artificial intelligence, some Baptist pastors are lobbying…...