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Yes, difficult days happen. How do you handle them, though? What is your go-to way of coping with a singular tough situation or an entire day? Where do you turn for hope and help?

What do we mean when we say the word love? The Greek word phileo love is especially useful for understanding a love we all practice.

For most believers in Western cultures, Christmas has become the major Christian holiday. This wasn’t the case for the majority of Christian history. Up until the 20th century, Easter was the primary holiday.

While feminism is well represented within Christianity, feminists have frequently argued that the Bible relegates women to second-class status. Yet biblical teaching on women is not only defensible but is based on absolute truth.

The difference between spiritual gifts and natural talents is very obvious. Spiritual gifts are given only to those who are saved, while natural talents are received by those who are not saved as well. The one similarity is both are blessings from...

The Taoist key to balance and harmony supposedly starts with inner harmony, yet there is a natural inclination towards discord. Christ leads but knowing we would wander, He left the Holy Spirit to help and convict us.

Christianity is based on Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection. Since we know the truth and want others to receive the gift of eternal life, we should seek to proclaim the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection to others.

 Where is God? Where can we find him?

We are told to take up our cross and follow Him. To die to ourselves involves giving up our desires and plans to obey Jesus, casting away sin and taking off our old selves, and multiplying by making disciples.

Living and walking a Christian life means to live and walk with a daily existence directed by the Holy Spirit’s power. The Holy Spirit directs our hearts so that we will want to be more like Christ.

1 John 4:8 says "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." So what does it mean that God is Love?

Shortly before being arrested and killed, Jesus told his disciples, "remain in me as I also remain in you." What did he mean by this advice, and can we follow it today?

Two clear principles are shown to us in the Bible: Prayer is ordinarily directed to the Father, but we should also pray to the Son.

This is where one starts to learn more about who Jesus is, and what that means to them personally. As they learn more, superficial knowledge takes root and comes to life in their understanding. Jesus prayed this prayer for people to truly know...

While it is certainly true that Jesus is God’s Word to humanity, the apostle was clearly getting at other, perhaps deeper truths. John points us to the Logos as not only the generative principle of the universe but as God-the Incarnate God, Jesus...

Theologian. Writer. Composer. Philosopher. Mystic. Doctor. Abess. Was there anything that St. Hildegard of Bingen did not do?

Karma teaches that the universe will render to us good for good and bad for bad. In other words, good things happen to good people, bad things happen to bad people. Yet because we are imperfect people, karma will always pronounce condemnation.

It’s relatively easy to accept that rules about pork and shellfish and ceremonial washings don’t apply to us Christians today. But it’s a lot harder to let go of the Ten Commandments as our “source” or “guide” for daily living.

Christians need the whole armor of God. The entire body should be equipped. As we fight against "the rulers of the darkness of this world," we battle in the strength of the church, whose force comes from the Holy Spirit.

The quality of meekness, as taught by Jesus, must not be confused with passivity or weakness. Rather, it is strength under control, a willingness to submit to God’s will and to serve others.