Slaves have always had it tough. In early America, they had no property and no rights. It was worse in ancient societies; there, they literally didnโt have an identity. The …
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“Get Outta My Pew…Or Else”
Weโve all heard people joking about someone โtaking their seatโ in church. Usually, itโs nothing more than just an expression. But there was nothing โusualโ about what happened when one …
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What Do You Expect?
When youโre in Godโs presence, do you expect great things from Him? Do you believe He will do what only He can do? Or has doubt caused you to lose …
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Tertullian on Freedom of Religion
โIt is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions; one manโs religion neither harms nor helps another man. It …
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A (Truly) Silent Night
The inspirational moments behind the creation of music are often as varied as the music itself. Military victories, movements of God, and even the loss of loved ones, have brought …
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Thank God? For What?
It makes sense when praise music is written inside the confines of bejeweled cathedrals or by the hands of those on a spiritual mountaintop. But the world-famous hymn of gratitude …
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Sorrows Like Sea Billows
For three days in 1871, a fire raged through the great city of Chicago and turned large parts of the metropolis into ruble and ash. The destruction was tremendous; 300 …
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Joseph Scrivenโs Friend
When a lifeless body was pulled from the dark waters of a lake near Dublin, Ireland, Joseph Scrivenโs world turned upside down. It was his fiancรฉe, the woman he was …
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Christianity offers all kinds of churches: family churches, denominational churches, traditional churches, contemporary churches, emerging churches, and even mega churches. All of these churches have their own characteristics and personality. …