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Here are 70 of our favorite and most popular ideas for what to give up for Lent.

"Apologetics" sounds like one of those scary "smart Christian" words - something that pastors and leaders study, but not us common people. But apologetics is simply studying God and the Bible, in order to better defend it to those with questions....

As many parents consider the merits of public versus private schools, teachers also wonder about how to serve God in each context. Holly Vicente Robaina provides a story about Christian teachers bringing hope and renewal to a challenging setting.

Does Kundalini yoga open us up to demonic activity?

Christianity has been called a “bloody religion.” Christians have built their faith, after all, on the bloody death of the crucified Jesus. But what does that mean? How does the blood of Christ save?

Fat Tuesday has a long history in Christianity, but some of its traditions predate Christianity. For that reason, Christians need to understand Fat Tuesday and some of its history.

Tish Harrison Warren has established herself as a Christian writer who can be published in secular or faith-based publications, with a unique take on living the Christian life. So what makes her unique?

The Season of Remembrance marks how humanity has attempted to understand and honor the process of life and death and the associated fears of famine, war, and death over the last 2,700 years.

Mother Teresa's goal was showing the love of God at all times, and her words and actions continue to be shared around the world today.

What do we really know about the nails used to crucify Jesus on the cross? Archeological evidence and other sources tell us a lot more than you might expect.

Like all those celebrating then, it is for us, for our sins, that Jesus would be crucified mere days later. And knowing what we know now, we celebrate and praise Jesus for his love, his grace, his sacrifice, and for his triumphal entry into our...

Call it favoritism, call it unbiblical hierarchies. Either way, it's common for Christians to rank each other based on how old they are, whether they're married, and other biases. So how can we deal with this?

Some would rather raise their children under the roof of a manipulating abuser than endure the “shame” and embarrassment of a divorce, hence making the marriage less of a sacrament and more of an idol or even a mockery that grieves the Lord....

When the New Testament speaks about Christians, they are often referred to as “sojourners and exiles,” who are citizens of a Kingdom “not of this world.” In the intervening centuries, the Church operated from the margins.

Johnny Cash struggled with the faith he learned about as a child, but never gave up on it. What can Christians today learn from him about running the race for faith?

Most Christians aren’t aware of the amazing history of Celtic Christianity. Looking at these ancient Christians and their dedication to faith, we can find incredibly relevant lessons for our culture today.

Modern churches continue to use “Come Down O Love Divine” in worship, especially in liturgical settings. Despite being written centuries ago, the message still encourages believers.

The incarnation is about the miraculous paradox of God’s approach, the utterly strange and beautiful way he came and “tabernacled” among us (John 1:14).

You may have heard about the succubus in scary movies. But did you know that Christians like Augustine and Thomas Aquinas wrote about the succubus? What do these sources tell us, and can we see evidence of the succubus in the Bible?