For many Christians it is a sign of their faith. The cross on top of the bell ... beginning of Christianity and even earlier. The word ‘cross’ is used symbolically in the New Testament much ...

(Matthew 16:22) Twice Peter used the word “never” when he addressed the Lord. Jesus’ stern response further underscores the necessity of the cross (see v. 23). Jesus heard the voice of His ...

The pain of crucifixion is so horrendous that a word was invented to explain it: “excruciating” literally means “from the cross ... turns writing for the Faith & Values page.

John, on the other hand, takes us to the perspective of the eternal Word, through whom the universe ... It is hard to imagine how Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross actually feeds us.

That sounds orthodox, churchy, simple, unthreaten­ing, but it may be one of the most painful requirements we read in God’s word ... father’s hero in the faith. Much of it was now over ...

And while Easter represents the end of the Lenten walk to the cross for many Christians, it, in many ways, represents the beginning of the journey of the Christian walk. The Book of Acts, commonly ...

Why would he need to put his only son on the cross ... word. It has no reference to “belief” in the epistemological sense of that term.) There is clearly a huge difference between having “fa ...

As a millenniums-old symbol of Christian faith, the cross would seem somewhat immune to trendiness. But cross necklaces and pendants have been in vogue before and may be again as some feel more ...

On Good Friday, Louisa Christian Church (LCC) sponsored its first “Carrying the Cross Together” event ... that for granted when you just hear the words, but to experience it and feel a ...

For many of those who saw it, the illuminated cross became a focal point of their faith. It was a sign. It was an acknowledgement from God. It seems an appropriate story to remember right now ...