CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after ...

It happens to all of us, now and again, when a song’s melody or lyrics get stuck in one’s head. It is called an earworm, which Wikipedia describes as “that ...

The following is a list of in-person and online worship services and events happening at churches and synagogues in the Oakland County area. Visit websites or call for service times and events. • ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among ...

As the Holy Spirit enables that person to hear the Word of God for the first time, the razor-sharp sword of the Word will ...

In the Bible’s final book, Jesus announces, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the ...

Addressing his disciples in his “farewell discourse,” Jesus said: “The world cannot receive the Holy Spirit, because it neither sees him nor knows him” (John 14:17). In short, he is an unknown ...

It is the presence of the Holy Spirit that will guide, strengthen, and direct all our goodbyes. We must continue to be open and be reminded of the reason why we go or let go. “The Advocate, the Holy ...

In John 16:12-14, Jesus is reported to have said, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, the Spirit will guide you into all the truth; ...

Jesus himself said that he would “be with [us] always, until the end of the age,” (Matthew 28:20) and that “The Advocate, the holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name – he will teach you ...

The third divine breathing comes on Easter Sunday evening when the Risen Jesus comes to the apostles and “breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’” (John 20:22).

First, the relationship between believers and the Holy Spirit is defined by Scripture. EVERY believer possesses the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9). This indwelling was promised by Jesus Himself ...