He was a young man who was very wealthy. He enjoyed all of his possessions. Oh, he had studied the Torah and tried to maintain and live by the Law of God, but all the while he knew his life was missing something very important. He had heard about a rabbi whose name was Jesus and whose ...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Top church leaders visited Gaza on Friday after its only Catholic church was struck by an Israeli shell the day before, an attack that killed three people and wounded 10, including a priest who had developed a close friendship with the late Pope ...
As we look around these days, we see everything growing and green. The abundance of rain has provided incredible nourishment for the trees and the grass. And now, with the heat of this past week, we see the plants in our gardens and fields growing before our very eyes. I wonder if this ...
GROTON, Mass. — Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th century journals. Opening it, she found a scroll in pristine condition. A closer look revealed the 5-foot-long document was a handwritten declaration ...
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths” (MEV). Before my eldest grandchild, Joseph, was in kindergarten, I would occasionally drive him to preschool. His ...
MATERA, Italy — Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the “City of Stones” for its architecture. For the next season of “The Chosen,” it’ll be known by another name: Jerusalem. With its ancient caves, breathtaking scenery, dramatic cliffs and houses made of stone, Matera is ...
