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Here is a breakdown of this week’s Class 1A-6A state semifinal football games. Time/location: 7 p.m. Friday, Spartan Stadium, ...

Thanks for joining us today and for making last week's "What the Old Testament Says About Weakness" so popular. If you missed it, please take a few minutes to review, and while you do, the rest of us ...

Even with something as simple as praying and reading the Bible every day, it’s a challenge even to those who are determined ...

"Jesus would never proclaim, 'Make Rome Great Again,'" Lines explained. "Instead, he talked about loyalty to the reign of God ...

With the onset of Advent, we begin a new lectionary cycle which features the Gospel of Matthew, which serves as bridge to Old ...

Is California Governor Gavin Newsom a “Christian nationalist?” Considering his speech at a press conference two weeks back, ...

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia stood on the 46-yard line toward the north end zone of FirstBank Stadium for a postgame ...

We are now twelve weeks into the 2025/26 NFL season and our Week 12 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings are out. One of the league's best QBs fell out of the ...

Mitch Englehart identifies himself as a “big thinker.” In 2004, while jogging in Arlington, Texas, God put the number “10 ...

Related: ‘A Sweet Friendship Refreshes the Soul’—Here Are 50 Beautiful Bible Verses About Friendship 1. Proverbs 4:25: "Let ...