Indeed, loving those who love us is easy. In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, Jesus himself reflects that, “if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love ...

Explore how understanding God's love can impact self-worth and address the disconnect between faith and behavior in ...

Justice. Mercy. Charity. Humility: This is Micah 6:8. It sounds as if Washington is writing a sermon, not a letter to ...

God’s love and His provision of eternal salvation is the greatest peace and security we could ever hope for. We heard His ...

Since Valentine’s Day was just this past Friday, I guess as this gets posted to the online Citizen on Sunday, we can still ...

Next, we turn to the Tower of Babel, another great Hebrew Bible story with a lesson for humanity: God rules over and slaps us ...

BY CAREY KINSOLVING & FRIENDS “Lazarus died and he was Jesus’ buddy,” says Samuel, 5. We don’t often think of Jesus as having ...

In 1 John 1:6-10, we're reminded of his willingness to forgive and reconcile us back to him. Verse 9 says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us, and to cleanse us from all ...

After this prelude, McKinney spent the remainder of each episode regaling her guest with an “anonymous morsel of gossip from ...

A deity whose normative modus operandi is the preplanning and causation of all evil acts and sinful behavior is foreign to the pages of Scripture.

Today is the Day of Love as romantics everywhere celebrate their deep feelings with roses, chocolates, cards and jewelry. In the animal kingdom, however, amore is expressed differently. For one ...

With Valentine's Day this week, the subject of love may be on people's minds more than usual. Unfortunately, the subject of empathy, often connected to and associated with love, seems to be under ...