The Bible Gateway verses of the day for Dec. 12 were Galatians 4:4-5: “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under ...

Motherhood is honorable, but being a disciple of Jesus is every woman’s primary biblical vocation. One Sunday when my son was a baby, a woman approached me (Seana) at church. I dreamed of changing the ...

Members of the First Baptist Church of Mandeville held a Living Nativity on Dec. 9-10 for the public, with 10 scenes depicting not only the birth of Christ, but stages throughout his life, including ...

Meet Chissom Anthony, the very pretty and talented Gospel artist who has just released another top-notch music video for her song <strong>"Glory to God in the Highest ...

Pope Francis said God is the greatest glory and warned believers against the temptation to deify earthly things and even to idolize our habits. Instead, he said, we should be looking beyond these ...

One reason I enjoyed preaching the sermons in this series was the contrast between a “head” message and a “heart” message. The message on Scripture was a head message—didactic. We asked folks for ...

"And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light" (Matthew 17:2). This verse comes from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels ...

In Catholic circles, from time to time, one can hear the term “Jesuit education.” While this term carries a particular meaning related to the kind of education offered by Jesuits, I would like to use ...

“Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11).