Growing up, I was the youngest of five siblings—three boys, two girls. My brother, Kenny, five years my senior, was an ...

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As the Holy Spirit enables that person to hear the Word of God for the first time, the razor-sharp sword of the Word will ...

The Rev. Skip Heitzig, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delivered a passionate call for Spirit-empowered evangelism during the European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin.

Christians at the Council of Nicaea settled the foundational question of Jesus' nature at the Council of Nicaea 1700 years ...

It happens to all of us, now and again, when a song’s melody or lyrics get stuck in one’s head. It is called an earworm, which Wikipedia describes as “that ...

Paul warned his readers that it’s possible to “quench the spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19). We might restrict the power of the ...

Faith! This is how the Christian life begins, and it is by faith that we continually live our journey in Christ. We’ve seen in the book of Galatians how the ...

In this month dedicated to the sacred heart of Jesus, as I file away a meditation for a most ancient novena for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, I prepare for June 27, the last Friday of the ...

A. The Holy Ghost appeared at times under the form of a dove, and again under the form of tongues of fire; for, being a pure spirit without a body, He can take any form. Q. 422.

Nothing good in life is easy. Good things come with great effort. This is true of many things, including prayer.