12 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to ...

We must recognize that reaching the LGBT community, like any other group, is ultimately a work of the Holy Spirit ...

The English word love covers many meanings, but in Greek we find concepts often known as 'the Four Loves'. This is the story ...

In 1831, after preparing to become a minister at Christ College in Cambridge, England, a young man set sail on the Beagle—a ship filled with naturalists invited to explore and ...

Legislators in Ohio and Mississippi want to fine men up to around $10,000 if they’re caught doing so. A draft bill was released in Ohio this week, seeking to make ejaculation without the intent of ...

The proposed Ohio law sets out to be merciful for male seed offenders. Those arrested on a first offence will only be fined $A1600. This rises to $A8000 for the second, and $A16,000 for the third. The ...

The Gospel, according to Luke, records that on the night of Jesus’ birth an angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds keeping watch over their flocks in a field outside the Judean village of ...

It is so very easy to be swayed by the philosophies of the world today and hold to certain beliefs tightly thinking we are ...

By Van SpragueIt’s a common mantra. “I don’t care what anyone thinks.” Living this way can mean that you are confident and ...

BY CAREY KINSOLVING & FRIENDS “Lazarus died and he was Jesus’ buddy,” says Samuel, 5. We don’t often think of Jesus as having ...

I was working on a presentation I’ll be making at a women’s ministry event in the south central part of the state in a couple of months. When ...

10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.