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Jehovah's Witnesses are a people of faith that many of us likely don't know that much about. We may remember them as the people who often come to our homes in order to evangelize, but do we actually ...

Discover how God's abundant, undeserved mercy is always available, even when you stumble and make mistakes. Learn to approach God's throne with confidence, knowing you will find grace and kindness to ...

The start of Lent on Ash Wednesday, is on February 18th, 2026. Lent is a 40 day period of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent ends on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent ...

Of all the teachings of Christianity, no doctrine is more central than the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The truth of the resurrection has been attacked from every angle. New ...

Every year, typically on Good Friday, churches preach Jesus’ last seven sayings on the cross. Some churches use seven different speakers, and each person covers one saying. One of the last things ...

Every year on Good Friday, Christians meditate on the depth of Jesus’ sacrifice for us in suffering a humiliating, bloody death by crucifixion. It’s a time to dwell on what Jesus suffered for us, in ...

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to ...

Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week, as the day on which Jesus ...

Nicodemus, which means "conqueror of the people," was a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, and a teacher of Israel (John 3:1, John 3:10). His secret visit to our Lord led to a significant discourse ...

What is the most important day in the Christian year? Ask the average person in the United States, and you will probably hear "Christmas." But in the early centuries of the church, the day of the ...

Matthew 21:1-11: As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, ...