Baptism does what nothing else can. As Martin Luther said, by baptism “we are made holy and are saved, which no other kind of ...

Elsewhere in the Bible, the action of the Holy Spirit is described as fire. "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." [Luke 3:16] According to the Spanish mystic, St. John of the ...

The transfiguration prepares us for the passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. St. Luke’s telling of the event draws us into the mystery of divine love, a love that embraces human suffering and ...

Many men desire to marry a beautiful woman. Why not?  But they say beauty is contextual and in the eyes of the beholder. True ...

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. There are ... information but of allowing God to speak to you directly through his word. Ideally, this should be followed ...

Explore the decline of modern Christianity from televangelist scandals and prosperity gospel corruption to church schisms and socioeconomic divides, this analysis reveals how materialism and greed ...

I write a quarterly column for Preach magazine, in which I explore a significant word, phrase, or idea in the Bible, or a ...

The Asbury Park City Council rejected a plan that could have led to the closed Holy Spirit Church exterior beings ... as they should be," Hanna said. He said the redevelopment would have paid ...