More than 700 inmates and prison staff gathered last week at the John H. Lilley Correctional Center in Boley, Oklahoma, for ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

Kings 15 was part of my Bible reading the day Jimmy Swaggart, the Pentecostal preacher,was promoted to glory at 90. Speaking of Judah’s King Abijam, 1 Kings 15:5 summarises what God… Continue Reading ...

Dallas Cowboys rookie wide receiver Traeshon Holden has announced his baptism to the world. Holden, an undrafted rookie who ...

The dye, which was harvested by crushing the shells of certain mollusks, was highly valued in antiquity, and mentioned in the Bible several times. One biblical mention of purple dye occurs in Acts ...

A recent report from the Bible Society, a charity based in England that promotes reading Scripture, found that churchgoing had increased significantly in the youngest adult age group over the past ...

This spiritual baptism was prophesied by both John the Baptist (Mark 1:8) and Jesus himself (Acts 1:5). The fulfillment of this promise occurred dramatically on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4), ...

Burial in the water and coming out of the water symbolizes the death, burial and resurrection of the savior. The apostle Paul said, “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like ...

Mr. Francey is working across denominations and “boundaries” to unite Christians on one of the main elements on which the vast majority of Bible believers agree: baptism.

David Rives, a Christian author and columnist, reflects on Matthew 3:17, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." This verse is from the story of Jesus' baptism.

The Bible mentions “baptism of fire” during a teaching by John the Baptist in two places, Matthew 3:11-12 and Luke 3:16-17. In Matthew 3, John the Baptist prophesies in the Judean wilderness, calling ...