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Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has put her religious faith front, center — and vague. She’s spoken strongly of the role of her faith in her life and career but hasn’t gotten into the specifics of that commitment. Her beliefs have drawn some attention as she undergoes Senate Judiciary Committee hearings this week for her nomination to the Supreme Court. “I must also pause to reaffirm my thanks to God, for it is faith that sustains me at this moment,” Jackson told the committee on Monday, in words similar to her opening remarks after President Joe Biden introduced her last month ...

Jackson invokes her Christian faith, stays mum on specifics

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has put her religious faith front, center — and vague. She’s spoken strongly of the role of her faith in her life and career but hasn’t gotten into the specifics of that commitment. Her beliefs have drawn some attention as she undergoes Senate Judiciary ...

Footsteps to Follow: Who is a ‘good’ person?

Are you a good person? What makes people “good”? Is it the acts they do? Is it the words they speak? What about their thought-life? Can we think evil thoughts but do good acts and still be considered “good”? Jesus was called “good,” but he refuted the description. A man ran up to ...

Christians find unity in restoring holiest Jerusalem church

JERUSALEM — The three Christian communities that have uneasily shared their holiest site for centuries are embarking on a large-scale project to restore the ancient stone floor of the Jerusalem basilica. The project includes an excavation that could shed light on the rich history of the ...

Footsteps to Follow: Lent — a time to lament

Lent is seen as a time to return to our focus on God, as we often get distracted from our relationship with Him. These days leading up to Easter encourage us to recalibrate our lives back to God’s intended purpose. It is a time when we confess that we have trusted more in ourselves than in ...

Watsontown church raising funds for Ukrainian pastors

WATSONTOWN — A sense of desperation is setting in across Ukraine as two pastors are among those attempting to provide humanitarian relief to their fellow citizens as war continues to rage across their country. That is the synopsis of Pastor James Bond, of Watsontown’s Revival Tabernacle, ...