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Love is our natural state. It’s the awareness that allows the baby to finally feel the arms around it. When we love God, we ...

When the infinite decides to create the finite, something remarkable happens: a spark of consciousness is born, capable of ...

Now, let's get started! Throughout the Bible, weakness is shown as a part of human nature. While we experience weakness, we learn to rely on and trust God. Then, He can guide us to use the faith we ...

Ultimately, bodies are healed by His will, while hearts are healed by revelation for those who accept it. Therefore, yes, Allah (SWT) heals nonbelievers too, a mercy that calls for gratitude and ...

The Reformers were not creating a philosophical system but trying to see what Scripture taught about salvation ...

Israel has battered its enemy commanders into submission except one: Abdulmalik Al-Houthi, a secrecy-obsessed fighter whose ...

Our Constitution is no accident of history. It is the product of a glorious freedom struggle against apartheid, that crime against humanity, and it is a product of a vision for an enlightened future, ...

The greatest spiritual horror movies transform theology and philosophy into living nightmares. They explore the fragile ...

Nairobi entrepreneur Irungu Goko has penned an emotional tribute to his co-parent, Damaris Wanjiru Chomba, who died recently ...

Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah ...

On the third morning of the World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly, the Rev Walter Kim, president of the National ...