Now marking the 175th anniversary of its founding, Christ Church leaders are eager to celebrate its history, build its ...

The word 'church' in common language has many meanings depending on the context. This is the story ...

Some find its promise invigorating and transformative; others fear that proximity to power creates intoxicating intolerance ...

Millions of people read the New Testament printed with the words of Jesus in red Most people don t realize that this is a ...

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First, we should consider what churches mean when they say the phrase “Come as you are.” This phrase communicates that people ...

As false prophets and charlatans continue to swallow up the energy, we must start being loud and proud of who we are and what ...

Around the world, millions of Christians see the Bible as the divine word of God - but who actually put pen to paper?

The author of Luke’s gospel was educated and literate: as much is obvious from today’s pericope, which begins with the first ...

People usually define history as a discipline used to study and analyze past events and to investigate the patterns of cause ...

This week we shall consider “Gnosticism,” a movement which was similar in some ways to Christianity but in other ways very ...

Is that all the Church ever talks ... give a proper perspective on the New Covenant sacrament of reconciliation instituted by Christ, we will explore the Old Testament prefiguration of this ...