The Class President opened his remarks by telling everyone that he began his journey at the Rhode Island Fire Academy with ...

Words do things. Words incite. Words provoke. Words comfort. Words persuade. Words convict. Once they are spoken or written, they are difficult to take back. We live in a society burdened by the ...

In a world where faith feels implausible, persuasion and presence must work together. This doesn’t mean abandoning ...

Twelve years ago, world leaders, including then President Obama and former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy ...

"Some of us grew up with a loaded gun for a mouth," said Pastor Mark Ellis, of United Christian Faith Ministries in Baton Rouge. "Before we came to Christ, we abused this gift God gave us called the ...

Want to know a secret? If you’re a Christian, you were saved before you knew you were.

Several days ago, a conservative radio personality despoiled the air waves with foul descriptions of a law school student who had made a reasoned and civil argument for her position on a health-care ...

“You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the prayer of his lips.” Psalms 21:3. “Praise is due to you, O God of Zion; and to you shall vows be performed, O you who answers prayer!” ...

How can two words comprising three letters each make such a life-impacting difference? What are those two words? Eat up? (nope, missing a letter). Be still? (nope, too many letters). Go fish? (nope, ...

Back in 2003, then-Archbishop John Myers of Newark made national headlines when he banned eulogies at Catholic funerals. The Associated Press reported that stories ran in newspapers in 12 states, ...

We are nearing Christmas and our schedules are getting hectic. However, what is this season really about? Sometimes the movie theaters are packed for the matinee. Last year there were septuagenarians ...