An encounter with God can change lives. Pastor Philip Pimlott believes that so much that two years ago, he changed the name of the HeartsEase Family Life Church in Baton Rouge to Encounter Church. “We ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A child once described it as “the quiet when no one is mad anymore.” There’s a question that tends to show up not at the beginning ...

The confirmation class was learning about liturgy by dribbling basketballs in the sanctuary. I asked the kids, “Who can show us your free-throw routine?” Several hands shot up. Darcy came up and ...

Recently, I had the unique opportunity to experience a men’s silent retreat at the Carmelite Monastery in Alhambra, California. It was an irreplaceable spiritual exercise — a profound encounter with ...

Profound religious experiences are linked to lasting mental health benefits, new research suggests. In a survey study of more than 4000 individuals, those who reported having profound personal ...

DACULA, Ga., March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Andrea V. Davis invites readers to discover the presence of God in ordinary moments with the release of "When Heaven and Earth Intersect: A 100-day ...

From scriptures, we understand that every child of God is a child of destiny. Not just any kind of destiny, but a glorious destiny (Romans 8:29-30). Furthermore, we discover in scriptures that every ...

Chris Quilala was part of a youth group band in the 1990s that went on to lead a youth conference in 1999. From that start, Jesus Culture held more conferences, recorded albums and started a church.

There’s a question that tends to show up not at the beginning of faith, but somewhere in the middle — after the recited prayers and Sunday school answers have begun to feel more like postcards from ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. There’s a question that tends to show up not at the beginning of faith, but somewhere ...