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Mother's love is so powerful, so pure, it’s no wonder poets and authors have often seen it as nothing less than divine. From tender care to fierce protection, a mother’s love feels like a ...

A 77-year-old woman who went into cardiac arrest while driving on Normandy Boulevard said she’s alive today thanks to a complete stranger who jumped into action to save her life.

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Paul uses Greek, the word we use for the poem. You are like a song — a manufactured product of the mind and hands of God Almighty.

After suffering under slavery in Egypt for 400 years, God used Moses to extricate them from oppressive captivity. The Lord performed great miracles through Moses.

In The Day God Saw Me as Black, Thomas also addresses the errors of women who’ve attempted to align themselves with the patriarchy as a means of acceptance and power in the church.

For those who grew up in Black churches but found themselves questioning rigid doctrines and exclusionary practices, D. Danyelle Thomas’ new book The Day God Saw Me as Black arrives as a ...

No matter what problem, trial, or suffering you are experiencing, when God is in the battle with you, it makes a big difference. Hope dispels the darkness and gives us the understanding that by God’s ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.

It has recently struck me, as I’ve walked through my own valley, that when we consider how we experience a deeper life with God, we don’t tend to (or want to) list suffering.