Rather than picturing the Spirit’s fruit as a homemade pie that depends on its ingredients, we are to picture it as a tree. A fruitful tree is dependent on external factors to survive and thrive.

The most beautiful example of forgiveness can be seen when Jesus Christ from the cross of Calvary declares, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” This ...

The Rev. David Peck is an Episcopal priest in the heartland of Pennsylvania, a swing state at the center of the tense ...

Contemplative prayer challenges us to find meaning in suffering. I view this way of praying as the ultimate act of trust in God.

Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain ...

Christmas symbols we all know and love. N othing says “Christmas” like the sights, smells and sounds of the season: From ...

During homecoming week, Carson-Newman University celebrated alumni who represent their alma mater with distinction during its ...

David Rem, a 60-year-old sanitation worker in New York City who said former President Donald Trump s father, Fred Trump, was ...

In the remote Australian outback, where ancient Aboriginal songlines traverse the unforgiving landscape, missionaries from the United States are preaching a religious movement.

The youth ministry at First Missionary Baptist Church led service Sunday at the church, and the church’s pastor delivered an ...

The Mass Chapel reminds us that the art of death in bone chapels echoes the ritual of death in the Eucharist. The strangeness ...

In 1989, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter warning that “the disappearance of Lebanon would be one of the world’s ...