British online news site The Independent has seen profits soar on the back of its success in TV and US expansion, lining it ...

The Bible offers powerful stories that have influenced faith and morals for centuries. Some, however, pose tough ethical questions about justice and morality. We'll look at twelve Bible stories that, ...

They were arguing about abortion. It was on Interstate 74, driving past the endless cornfields of rural Illinois, when Lesley Dzik realized she’d been raising her voice at her husband, Matt. She ...

Botanists have grown a long-lost tree species from a 1,000-year-old seed found in a cave in the Judean Desert in the 1980s. The researchers involved in the project say they believe the tree species, ...

A week after Helene, congregations gathered on front lawns, in Zoom conferences and in other informal meeting spaces.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Gabe Davis had to be held back by his teammates during a heated altercation with ...

Each week we pause to ponder the truths available to us from the pages of history. We browse through the annals of the ...

When God commands something, such as "fear not," we can count on three things: It’s for good reason, it’s for our good, and it brings Him glory.

One of the most difficult tasks for men is admitting we don't really know how to do something – or just plain old not wanting ...

Oklahoma stirred controversy this year when Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters announced that all of the state’s public ...

It was Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss. Like most every Sunday, I went to church, shook hands, hugged necks, and ...

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