We need to listen deeply to Jesus' promise that when things seem to be falling apart and the very forces of nature seem to wreak death, God is near, the reign of God is truly among us.

Leaders from Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa offer guidance on interceding for believers suffering for their ...

“This is a hymn of love to Sudan,” Wala Awad says. Awad is the only choir member who came to Egypt before the war to study music. “I am a solo singer, and this is my first experience in a choir. I’m ...

America tried that in the past, he said. It did not go well — including for the founder of Genest’s own church. First Baptist Church of North Middleboro, Massachusetts, was founded by Isaac ...

“At last, I decided to tell him the truth that I gave my life to Jesus.” She had Christian tracts about the life of Christ, she said. “Upon hearing my confession, he got annoyed and boxed me and ...

The song's catchy chorus follows the same tune and words as the popular Christian children's hymn He's Got the Whole World in His Hands. Many have taken to social media to share their reactions. While ...

Berg saw “Today” as an image of a “woman who is realizing that she has wasted her life and is alone.’” “He was like, ‘I want you to go into the kitchen of the studio. We’re going ...

At the end of our lives, that alone will matter” (No. 11). “The heart of Christ is ‘ecstasy,’ openness, gift, and encounter. In that heart, we learn to relate to one another in wholesome ...

But in German, of course, it’s not. On the contrary, the hymn’s lyrics compare the unity between Jesus and a Christian receiving communion with that of a bridegroom and his bride. The title ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pilgrims rest from crawling to San Felipe Church to honor the Black Christ in Portobelo, Panama, early ...