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Some argue the Bible can’t do you any good UNTIL you’ve been sanctified — that only after the Holy Spirit has entered your life can scripture study take you where God wants you to go. Faith Works: A ...

Proof of ancient olive trees and grapevines, consistent with a Bible verse, has been found at the Church of the Holy ...

There are two little words in the Lazarus story that show the power of God's compassion to his people who suffer. "Jesus wept" (John 11:35.) ...

Archaeologists digging under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have found signs of an ancient garden that align with biblical descriptions. Many Christians believe the church is where ...

In the first reading today, Moses intervenes to save his “stiff-necked” people from a wrathful God, furious because of the ...

What new symbols do we need today? Sometimes new ideas require fresh images, especially when one tries to discern the signs and places where God was present.

The Gospels spread the teachings of Jesus and stories about his life. A Bible historian unpacks the message behind them in ...

Immediately before the devil tempted Jesus, He was baptized by John the Baptist. Note that Jesus’s baptism marked the beginning of His Messianic ministry. The Bible records: "As soon as Jesus ...

At that time: Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And ...