“One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to come to his home for lunch and Jesus accepted the invitation. As they sat down to eat, a woman of the streets—a prostitute—heard he was there and brought an exquisite flask filled with expensive perfume. Going in, she knelt behind him at his fee...
Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life without parole Monday after an Idaho jury found her guilty in May on all charges for her role in the deaths of her 16-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryan; her 7-year-old adopted son, Joshua "JJ" Vallow; and her husband's first wife, Tammy...
Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life without parole Monday after an Idaho jury found her guilty in May on all charges for her role in the deaths of her 16-year-old daughter, Tylee Ryan; her 7-year-old adopted son, Joshua "JJ" Vallow; and her husband's first wife, Tammy ...
I was beginning to question the very essence of what it means to be Christian. In the midst of that wrestling I was certain that part of the answer was to start thinking differently about how I express my faith in Jesus to others. ...
It has the same teachings and basic organization as the Church established by Jesus in New Testament times. You may have questions about what members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe. Some of the basic beliefs of the Church are: God is our Heavenly Father. He ...
to “practice your ideals in everyday life.”[2]They increasingly see the church as a counterculture, whose mission is neither to integrate itself with culture nor baptize culture, but to become a mission to culture, “calling people to come under the reign of God through Jesus Christ.”[3...
I wish I could sleep without the phone, I really do, and I wish all the phones in the world would disappear. I prayed and even clutched that little Oaxacan Jesus the one that still smells like cedar and incense and myrrh. I watched a program about the richest families in the world,...
Jesus spoke of his death.” 1 Corinthians 11:30; 15:6, 18, 51 Paul said death was “sleep.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-16 Those “which sleep in Jesus” will be resurrected. Do the dead haunt their house? Job 7:10 The dead “shall return no more to his house, neither shall his ...
I used to be so amused because they would frequently think it was some kind of education track for people wanting to go into intelligence or security. I guess one could make the argument that it was …..stealth intelligence missions for how to bring people to Jesus in ways that didn’t ...
During the crucifixion of Jesus, the soldiers cast lots to determine who would receive his clothes. This was a common practice among Roman soldiers to divide the spoils of the condemned. By casting lots, they left the outcome to chance, ensuring a fair distribution of the possessions. ...