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A steel cross, 120 feet high, will soon tower above Interstate 40, just outside North Little Rock, a hard-to-miss reminder of ...

When Grammy award-nominated country singer-songwriter Anne Wilson first began her career writing music and creating ...

Our son died with the people who loved him best, comfortable and with the care he needed. Yet this happened in spite of, not ...

It is hard to disambiguate frustration over civil terrorism from anger over rising public disorder more generally, but the lesson for citizens is nonetheless to maintain the pressure on officials who ...

Read excerpts of a 2014 book about Mia Love’s family immigrating to the U.S., her conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...

Dolly Parton laid down some ground rules for Sabrina Carpenter when remixing "Please Please Please," saying she wouldn't cuss ...

Conservative Christians are pushing themselves to the front of the fight against antisemitism and claiming, in essence, to be better Jews than the Jews themselves.

McLaren explores how Jesus challenged the violent, authoritarian rulers of his day and how we can respond with bold, creative ...

"May the road rise to meet you" is an Irish blessing that has been passed down through generations. It is a traditional way of wishing someone good luck and fortune on their journey through life.

Most Americans support legalization, but experts say commercialization prioritizes profits over public health, fueling ...