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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

The good news is, according to Pew Research, “About nine-in-ten U.S. adults believe in God or another higher power, including ...

The Christmas season is very much a season of light. In our shops and supermarkets the trees are up and lights are being ...

Did Jesus really exist? Most people will provide their answer from their perspective on faith and religion rather than ...

Many of the hardships we face inside the Church and our society result from our failure to remember that we serve the Lamb ...

In Jewish thought before the birth of Jesus a generally ... The very first time that the name “יהוה צבאות” – “Adonai Tzevaot” is used in the Bible is in the first chapter ...

Christ Jesus lives today. You ask me how I know he ... It goes like this, "There is a new name written down in glory and it's mine. Yes, it's mine. I have met the author of my story and he is ...

Some 12,000 Christians, young, old, male and female, and of various ethnicities, walked through the center of the city of ...

Fans have theorised that Thread The Needle is about Vessel’s obsession with Sleep, the enigmatic deity that hovers over Sleep ...

Well, the answer was because of who Jesus was. But before I come back to the Bible passage, last Monday having been ...