Historical Jesus & Scholarship

19+ min ago   (358+ words) Eternal life is not a distant reward you receive after you die. It is a peaceful, living reality that belongs to you right now, on this earth. Many of us have been taught that we must work hard to earn…...

30+ min ago   (151+ words) I have been baptised twice. I began to get the impression they thought I might be collecting baptisms. But honestly, I wasn’t. I understood their concern. I wasn’t claiming that my baptism as a baby had somehow failed, nor did…...

28+ min ago   (135+ words) Elder Clark G. Gilbert, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has urged returned missionaries to build on the discipline, resilience and leadership skills acquired during their service by pursuing…...

54+ min ago   (339+ words) International (MNN) — One of the casualties of spiritual warfare is often the family. That’s why A3 includes marriage training for leaders and their spouses around the world. Joe Handley explains the thinking behind this part of the ministry. “A healthy marriage…...

53+ min ago   (1110+ words) infovaticana The full Chapter and Emeritus Archbishop Norberto Rivera Carrera marked this October 11 the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the church and the beginning of the Guadalupan Jubilee Year. The Illustrious and National Basilica of Santa María…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (175+ words) Former owner of the publication "Dirty Little Secrets," now a Christian mama, wife, and writer. So, sex. I was formerly known as Meghan Madness and I wrote…let’s just say I wasn’t a Christian. I was making BANK! But, I’ve…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1376+ words) Mark captures Jesus as a free-thinker, accused, crucified; conversely, John depicts a Jesus that sanitizes the tragedy, replacing it with braggadocio. TRAGIC MARK VS BOMBASTIC JOHN Hallow to Callow Part 3 In Mark, not in John, Jesus foretells that standing up…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (166+ words) What if religious experience is not simply something we feel, but something we also think through? Religion is often placed on one side of a familiar divide: faith belongs to the heart, while reason belongs to the mind. One is…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (151+ words) 1 Kings 15:11–12 (NIV) 11 Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done. 12 He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols his ancestors had made. 1 Kings…...

31+ min ago   (1754+ words) Would you expect a Gentile to be circumcised? Most of us would probably say no. We know what the New Testament teaches. But consider what happens when someone converts to Christianity from another religion. We expect them to leave behind…...