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Heavenly citizenship doesn’t mean abdicating our earthly citizenship. Especially when it comes to speaking on behalf of the ...

The fact that God sent Jesus to save us shows how terrible the wrath of God will be. Paul tells us Jesus delivers us from the ...

I was in a conversation with a young dad in my neighborhood. He shared with me that he was a new Christian, so I asked to hear a little of his story. He told me that he had tried to be involved in a ...

From the blood of the martyrs to swimming pool baptisms, the new TV series stages the biblical drama with intelligence and creativity.

(O bona crux) The apostle Andrew was martyred. He died nailed to a cross. His desire to be identified with Christ was so great that when he was being led toward the place of his martyrdom, and saw ...