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The name Dagon derives from the word “dag” which means fish. As we can see, the Assyrians decided to take the quite literal route of calling it as they saw it.

As creations of Christ, we are only able to love because God Himself is love (1 John 4:8). God created us with the ability to love and this love comes from our souls, hearts, and minds.

In the Christian context, an ascetic can be seen as a "spiritual athlete" training their discipline and disposition of heart to cultivate virtue and faith within themselves with the help of God.

Work is as much of a basic human need as food, beauty, rest, and friendship. Sociological studies show that without meaningful work, people suffer emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

We hope that these six callings will inspire you to pursue a marriage after God, a marriage that is rooted in prayer, filled with love, marked by forgiveness, built on trust, characterized by purity, and overflowing with generosity.

Christians often say, “Well, I’ve prayed, and I have peace about it.” Here are three ways to avoid confusion between our own desired outcomes and the will of God.

A prophet receives messages from God, mainly concerning events that will take place in the future, and conveys them to a certain group of people or singular person, whom God intends to hear the delivered message. 

Foreknowledge means knowing something is going to happen before it actually does. God's foreknowledge relates to His omnipresence outside of time and space.

Can lasting peace ever exist on a war-weary earth?

We are called by God to become people who say, “We will not brush aside your plight any longer."

I definitely don’t believe in any silver bullets for a successful marriage, but I do believe in a few postures — a few stances — that will help make a marriage between opposites last — and make it last with success and joy.

The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is necessarily understood within the larger framework of a theology of Mary. Roman Catholic doctrine expresses that theology in a fourfold formula. Each article of the doctrinal...

Two far-from-perfect people are covenanting their life together — in sickness and in health, for better or for worse — until death parts them. What a beautiful picture of Jesus Christ (the groom) and his never-ending love for the Church (the...

Whether a bookclub style, traditional Bible study group, weekly coffee dates, or targeted conversation; it is important to keep people in your life who sharpen, challenge, and disciple you in your faith. Your spiritual health is valuable and worth...

“The only love that won’t disappoint you is one that can’t change, that can’t be lost, that is not based on the ups and downs of life or of how well you live. It is something that not even death can take away from you. God’s love is the only thing...

The word “awakening” of course implies that the Church was previously in a state of spiritual sleep or slumber and needed to be awakened. So, are we currently experiencing a spiritual awakening, or are we in a state of spiritual sleep or slumber?

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (Galatians 5:22-23).

Being a citizen of heaven leaves us as sojourners in this world. As sojourners, we realize that this world is not our home. We do not store up treasure where moth and rust can destroy.

The first purpose of the parables was to reveal the truth to His disciples. The second purpose was to veil the truth to those Jesus knew would not believe. There were many people in the time of Jesus who were not interested in the Kingdom of God.