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Jason Jimenez, an apologist and host of the “Challenging Conversations” podcast, recently commenced an episode of his show with a fascinating question: How many of you believe in the virgin birth?

Christmas is a perfect time to give sacrificially to care for the least of these as a testament to who our King is.

Perhaps the greatest fear of secularists, like those bureaucrats in King County trying to turn Christmas into a black-and-white “winter wasteland,” is the possibility that Jesus is real and that His birth was just the beginning of His Kingdom.

Perhaps the greatest fear of secularists, like those bureaucrats in King County trying to turn Christmas into a black-and-white “winter wasteland,” is the possibility that Jesus is real and that His birth was just the beginning of His Kingdom.

It’s amazing what ridiculous things supposedly smart people say. Why do some educated people want to deny Jesus’ existence?

This is why W. H. Auden believed in Jesus and said He is the opposite of what his fallen dreams could conjure up. Instead, He’s the God who is so contrary to what we’d want on our own, He has to be real.

God invites you to believe in the Jesus of Scripture. Will you accept God’s invitation and believe what the Bible says about Jesus Christ? Will you trust the sinless Savior to wash away your sins?

I know that much of this is conjecture, but the main point I want to hit home here is this: most of the biblical heroes in the Bible — including Moses, Ruth, Mary, and Jesus Himself — were raised and shaped by the care of their mothers. And that means that the mothers of the Bible are very much heroes of the Bible, as well.

We should not underestimate the difficulty that people who represent independent branches of the same organization face when drawing up an agreed statement on contentious issues. Even the widely applauded Uluru Statement from the Heart did not secure the support of all Indigenous groups. If the Bishops Statement was to be effective it had to be supported, or at least tolerated, by all members of the Conference, despite their differing views about political and church issues and the priority that...

Use these best Easter prayers at Easter dinner or anytime throughout the day. They're perfect to share with friends, family, and guests to reflect on the meaning of Easter.