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The parables of the Bible have long served as a way to learn from the past and guide one’s own life. That has certainly been ...

Q: I recently took a six-week theology class, and the priest teaching it was pretty emphatic that most don't make it to heaven. First, we must be without mortal sin. So, all those who forsake Mass or ...

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No matter what the polling might say, Baptist minister and longtime Christian environmental advocate Rev Jim Ball says ...

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The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday before Advent in Year B is the dialogue that includes Jesus' ...

It is tempting to assume that all prayer is beneficial. The reformer Martin Luther knew better, once making the perceptive ...

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If you’re a parent, you’ve likely seen that natural tendency in your children to wander (or run!) from what God says is best—even if the nature of it looks different with each child.

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