My pastor is so good he can talk on any subject for an hour.” His friend responded: “That’s nothing! My pastor can talk for ...

John the Baptist, the voice in the wilderness, the voice of Advent, the disturber of the self-righteous, is being muffled.

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Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146, R. Lord, come and save us.; James 5:7-10; Gospel – Matthew 11: 2-11 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.

“ We conclude with a joyous rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from the previously mentioned 1992 Grammy award-winning album ...

Dew concludes that “Latter-day Saint women have always been able to hold their own. The doctrine and practices of the church ...

God has given birth to a creation capable of participating in divine life. Jesus gave a replicable witness to that truth.

Brielle 'Brie' Bird died on December 11, five years after she was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, her family confirmed ...

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For all the nay-sayers and Scrooges out there, Christmas pop is an annual scourge of the high street and TV advertising from ...

The Third Sunday of Advent, known as the Sunday of Joy, comes each year with a gentle reminder that joy is more than a holiday feeling. It is a steady gift from God - something deeper than excitement ...

Every December the world pauses, some willingly, some wearily, to tell the story that divided history in two. We call it ...