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The Rev Skip Heitzig, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, delivered a passionate call for ...

As a pastor, professor, and passionate follower of Christ, author Sky Takemoto has spent years studying scripture, ministering to others, and deepening her relationship with God. Saved during her ...

It is quite common for people to make observations about the role or meaning of the Holy Spirit based on aspects of the ...

The Holy Spirit is part of the Holy Trinity of God. Holy Spirit hovered over creation (Genesis chapter 1 verses 1,2), descended on Yeshua (Jesus) when he was baptised in the River Jordan and activated ...

Evil. Though our modern age has downplayed, if not dismissed, the existence of evil forces, they're real, powerful and may well lead us to nuclear Armageddon. And we need the almighty power of ...

His purpose is to empower, teach, refine, correct, and give understanding so that we may be effective witnesses to others for Christ, and to reproduce Him in others by discipling new believers to do ...

Elder Ulisses Soares spoke on the role and power of the Spirit in missionary work at a devotional during the 2025 Seminar for ...

Don’t you wish you had an expensive car like this?” The boy answered: “I wish I had a brother like yours.” —————- Pentecost reminds us of the generosity and love of our Brother and Lord Jesus Christ, ...

Getty Images Since the 14th century, Catholics have been celebrating the Sunday after Pentecost in honor of the Most Holy ...

Once a year, we give the Spirit a nod on Pentecost, and maybe occasionally we’ll call on the Spirit in a prayer. But to me, Pentecost is where the church took root, a festival that commemorates the ...

As we come to trust God, suffering doesn’t go away but is changed. There’s no place it can go where joy cannot reach, but there’s a place joy can go where suffering cannot reach. That’s called love.