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In an effort to slow down and bring Christ into focus this season, I'm relying on an old Christian tradition that has made a difference in my faith and the faith of many families: Advent.

Bibles found in the possession of visitors to Saudi Arabia are routinely confiscated by customs officials, and in some cases copies allegedly have been put through a paper shredder, according to religious rights campaigners.

"The persecuted Church has long claimed a place in my heart, and I have been moved by stories of martyrdom and torture of believers around the world," writes Randall Murphree. "Believers may help their brothers and sisters in various ways."

For several years Fernando Ortega’s music has served as a unifying bridge between traditional and contemporary worship circles, drawing avid fans from both camps. His unusual, eclectic thoughts about worship, literature, songwriting and pop...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. ~ Galatians 5:22-23 NIV

If life is really the race the Bible tells us it in fact is, then there lies ahead for each one of us a finish line. This we tend to forget or ignore or even deny until someone we love crosses it for themselves and we are forced to see that our...

Frankly, I did not care to serve my Lord as a single... My nose was poking over the fence into the "young married people's camp," wistfully gazing and dreaming. I was rendered useless for the Lord, and didn't even realize it.

Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Commander Travis Moger makes sure the infantrymen of the 2nd battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, have the right kind of ammo for a looming war.

When a church – God’s house – is split by disagreement, the experience grieves God and wounds everyone in the congregation. But there are ways to prevent such heartache from infecting your church.

If someone had warned Samson during his teen years that a beautiful woman named Delilah would someday entice him, then betray him and finally derail God’s best plans for him, I wonder if he would have made the same choices that led to his tragic...