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Project 61 Ministries in the former Masonic Home in Sullivan seeks to help women in crisis, and eventually to expand to help ...

The storied Guadalupe River meanders through this Texas Hill Country town and into the unincorporated parts of Kerr County ...

The world is desperate for hope. That’s no surprise. Watching the news can make a person feel hopeless, and struggling with personal circumstances — especially in times of great suffering or grief — ...

During times when God’s answer is no, we pray, “Father, help my unbelief when You don’t answer the way I desperately want You ...

In the end, "things hadn't gone the way she planned," one defendant testified – referring to the alleged mastermind – "and there was a lot of blood." The post 'The most evil laugh I ever heard': ...

Professor Olanrewaju Abiola Awosika Fapetu is one of the pioneers of distant learning in Nigerian universities. In this ...

In a poignant tribute, Nonhlanhla Mabuza reflects on her last conversation with her husband, David Mabuza, revealing the ...

Country singer Conner Smith breaks his silence after receiving a misdemeanor citation for his role in fatal Nashville car accident in June where a 77-year-old woman walking in a crosswalk was killed.

A religious movement that has so often taken public stands has been unusually quiet since Trump gutted the program to combat ...