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As we celebrate July fourth, it would be beneficial for us to study the Declaration of Independence.
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In English the phrase “I apologize” has come to mean the same thing as, “I’m sorry.” “Sorry” is an alteration of the word “sorrow.” To be sorr…
MAGNOLIA, Miss. — Terry’s Creek Baptist Church has many faithful members, no doubt — but perhaps none more so than a four-legged one named Spike.
PORTLAND, Maine — A U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private…
As we celebrate July fourth, it would be beneficial for us to study the Declaration of Independence.
NORFOLK, Va. — No one knows how many skeletons are under St. Mary’s in Norfolk, or why the 162-year-old Catholic church was built right on top…
The word gospel occurs over a hundred times in the New Testament.
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