A friend once asked me, “What are you giving up for Lent this year?” and I said, “This year for Lent I’m just giving up.” ...

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Zacchaeus was a wealthy, conniving tax collector. When he climbed a tree to see Jesus, Jesus saw him and invited him to come ...

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Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth.

THE CHOSEN’s Jonathan Roumie says his time playing Jesus has been “a fascinating and surreal experience.” “I try to play ...

Shiloh Baptist Church (New Site), 525 Princess Anne St., worships each Sunday at 10 a.m. Services are also livestreamed at ...

I will be teaching Released Time at Imperial Community Church where I will teach a 30-minute Bible lesson to 10 first graders ...

Pits are mentioned in the Scriptures frequently. Joseph was thrown in one and then pulled out to be sold to some merchants ...

One key example: The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which carry the story of Jesus’ followers forward after his ...

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: USAID is an essential ...

Psalms 51:3-4 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and ...