As I type these words, I get a little superstitious. My wife says that when I preach this passage of Scripture, God puts our family to the test. While I don’t deny the truth that God occasionally ...

Sunday, Dec. 15, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18. In today’s second reading, St. Paul gives us a plan that (if ...

“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Giving thanks in all circumstances does not always ...

“Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.” Living the Christian life is so opposite to, so ...

To most of us, Lent seems as far from joy as the cross is from resurrection. But in an important sense, Lent is about joy. The flow of the liturgical drama culminating on Easter Sunday leads many of ...

Worry or anxiety is a common way of human reaction when things aren’t working in conformity with expectation; it is a state of feeling uneasy, being bothered or getting concerned about something or ...

Sorrow no longer has a basis in the believer. Are you happy? What is the basis of your happiness? Is it based on something you have? Is it based on a situation or circumstance? Beware, because that is ...

DECATUR, Alabama – The baptistery where a child drowned two days earlier weighed heavily on Bishop TD Strong as he led Pentecostal House of Prayer in worship with a difficult message from Philippians ...

Why? All mankind would be able to have a relationship with their Creator. Mankind would have a free will to choose to obey or ...

The joy of the Lord is immune to tribulation. It cannot be dampened by affliction. Jesus had a fascinating conversation with a Samaritan woman by the well of Jacob. When He asked her for water to ...