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Dedicating our heart to God will be our most important decision. Individuals who devote their lives to Christ are aware of what is at stake and embrace the burden of praying for the lost and ...

John Wakeman is pastor of Greenfield Faith Church. The world around us has changed, and not in a good way. We don’t have to look very far to see the effects of a lost and fallen society. Various ...

Hang around those who encourage you to do the will of God, not those who cause you to cave in to your sinful nature. The devil has children in this ...

One of our favorite family vacation destinations is Grand Marais, Minnesota, along the shores of Lake Superior. As we enjoyed the beauty of the lake and its shoreline, we noticed a man wading in the ...

At a time when young people spend so much time in "digital environments," members of the Catholic Biblical Federation need to ...

Life.Church celebrated 1 billion downloads of its hugely popular YouVersion Bible App with a celebration that included ...

Dictionary meanings of "ugly" are: unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance; not pretty or attractive. Some point out that as God is the creator and designer, God seems to be unfair and ...