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 ...
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 ...
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 — 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, ...
If I am passionate about something, I am all in! I love cooking. My favorite purchases belong to the kitchen: appliances, food, cookbooks, and aprons. I will read recipes for the fun of it. I will walk the aisles of the grocery store just to relax (well, at least I used to). The kids regularly ...
When friends ask questions about your faith, how do you respond? How do you explain beliefs based on life-long study and practice? How do you tell them about religious ideas that have a history of scholarly interpretation? One way might be to narrow things and focus on a single aspect. By sharing your religious ideas with friends, you will not only be helping them, you will be strengthening your own understanding as well. A single aspect of Judaism is a special prayer that begins with the words “Sh’ma Yisrael” (“Hear Oh Israel…”). It is found in the Book of Deuteronomy ...
