In most professions, acquiring the right skills through formal education is the threshold to practice. Yet in religious settings, some preachers claim divine calling as their sole qualification.

“The point of my going away is that immeasurably more will open up. If I don’t go, the Holy Spirit won’t come,” says Jesus, in effect. “If you cling to me as a human friend, a warm presence, that’s ...

Discover how God uses unexpected people to fulfill His plans. Learn about the power of listening and prayer in understanding God's will.

The Apostle John adds that “no one has seen God at any time” (John 1:18). He continues by stating that the only begotten son ...

Every fortnight people from a farming background, or who have a heart for the countryside in the Presbyterian Church in ...

As complicated as life is most of the time, it’s nice to have people in our life that we respect and trust enough to help us think through our decisions.

Crabtree assisted Kevin Hash, minister to students at Versailles Baptist, in baptizing some men. Emilio Zapata, minister to ...

Evil. Though our modern age has downplayed, if not dismissed, the existence of evil forces, they're real, powerful and may ...

Together with those of all faiths and all people of goodwill, we can, in the words of one prayer, “raise bold and joyful ...

We see similar sequences across the biblical narrative: the blessing and power of the Holy Spirit come after belief. While ...

Did you ever wonder where language comes from? The story of language, of words, is older than our human story. The Bible tells us how the very beginning, the Spirit ...

Last Sunday, June 1, the assigned Gospel reading was from Jesus’ High Priestly pray in John 17. The specific Scripture ...