Peter said that perseverance was right up there next to godliness. “For this very reason,” he said, “make every effort to add ...

Protestant churches commonly display the “empty” cross, showing the instrument of Jesus’ execution, but not his body. The message of the empty cross is resurrection and new life. According to the ...

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Paul warned Timothy not to elevate a new convert to leadership, “lest he become puffed up with pride and fall into the same condemnation as the devil” (1 Tim. 3:6). Pride in his gifting was Satan’s ...

Christian bodybuilders and fitfluencers are ascending to greater heights of visibility—and facing compelling questions about ...

During the Transfiguration, Jesus’ face “shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light” as the Father ...