One afternoon, two friends, I'll call Mary and Samantha, were talking on the telephone. Mary was telling her friend Samantha how each morning she prays and talks to God. "Does he talk back to you?" ...

I went through confirmation as a senior in high school. After our group’s weekend retreat in the mountains, I drove to a nearby coffee shop in search of some liquid inspiration to get me through the ...

Forgiveness is a concept central to many faiths and spiritual philosophies. For believers, it brings hope, healing, and a chance to begin again. But a question often arises: Does God really forgive ...

“When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Child, your sins are forgiven.’” (Mark 2:4). Heb 4:1-5, 11; Mk 2:1-12 Mark’s version of the healing and forgiveness of the paralyzed man lowered ...

Pope Francis goes to confession during a Lenten penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 25, 2022. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — The sacrament of reconciliation “is not ...

You can find today’s readings here. “Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?” (Lk 5:23) I don’t know about you, but I admit I’m skeptical of arguments for ...

God is rich in his mercies, and because of his great love, he forgives and forgets sin. That was the message delivered by Pastor Destin Williams of Mount Carmel Baptist Church Sunday in person and via ...

According to The New American Standard and the NIV, this is what God says about LGBTQ. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: ...

When one single mother had to find work to take care of her family in the 1950s, she took on typing jobs. The only issue was that she wasn’t a very good typist and kept making mistakes. She looked for ...

I question some of President Obama’s agenda. He should honor God and country. He doesn’t. He, like all of us, makes mistakes, but gives no apology. He often goes above the Constitution, which the rest ...