6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (479+ words) Scripture doesn't give us all the details we'd like to know about church and state. For example, St. Paul said we must obey civil government since it's ordained of God, operating as his agent of justice to punish wrong (Romans…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (804+ words) Reflection Date: July 12, 2026 | Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Daily Readings: Isaiah 55: 10-11; Romans 8: 18-23; Matthew 13: 1-23 Children of God: We are living in a remarkable age of digital evangelization. Millions of people around the world now read the Bible not only from printed…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (387+ words) Editor's note: The'following is an excerpt from "I'Am Going, second edition" by Daniel L. Akin,'released by B&H Publishing'(June 2026)." After Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared to his disciples and said, to them: "All authority has been given…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (88+ words) Jewish Rhode Island Tanya video/lecture: Tanya, The Holy Epistle Every Tuesday, starting June 16 - August 25 | Mahjong at Temple Torat Yisrael - beginners & experienced welcome! , Every Tuesday, starting May 5 - August 18 | Hebrew Classes at Temple Emanu-El (Summer Semester 2026), Jewish Alliance of Greater RI…...

39+ min ago  (1592+ words) The last few portions in the Book of Numbers record the Jewish people's steady advance through the Wilderness toward the Land of Israel. In this week's reading, Matot, the Jewish people already find themselves on the threshold of the Holy…...

50+ min ago  (602+ words) A Sabbath of Reunion: "Faith in the Home_Zengeza and St Mary's SDA Churches Meet in Northampton July 11, 2025 | St Crispin Community Centre, Upton, Northampton By DR MASIMBA MAVAZA The heavens must have smiled over Northampton this Sabbath. For on this blessed day,…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago  (159+ words) Pastor Richard P. Carlson I called the city. I found out the evolution on that mountain was to become a building site for homes and businesses, and a project with a permit with a purpose. As I reflect today on that…...

52+ min ago  (720+ words) NATIONAL By Tony Guti'rrez, OSV News (OSV'News) " Francisco Bocel remembers the night three assassins forced him to bring them to Father Stanley Rother. Bocel shared how he still carries that traumatic moment with him " one of many being featured " in…...

6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1098+ words) A pastor in Kentucky is defending a skit he staged at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington, which featured teen boys armed with assault rifles "shooting" another parishioner to cheers from children and their parents. He's blaming the controversy…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (344+ words) Editor Note: Part three of a four-part series on the role of Baptists in development of religious liberty in America, published in conjunction with the nation's 250th anniversary. Charles Jones is a retired pastor and Baptist historian who lives in Athens,…...