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Cindy’s 5th grade class was assigned to present an object lesson. She brought her goldfish to school and made her ...

A good portion of the pastor in me wants to be outraged this week. Coming back from a Fourth of July break to read about the goings on in Washington, D.C., I started to fill with indignation. Thanks ...

Has the ‘Signature’ of Biblical Prophet Isaiah Been Discovered? A 2,700-year-old clay seal from Jerusalem may reference the prophet, making it the earliest reference to him outside of the Bible.

Born, according to tradition, around 570 in Mecca, the founder of Islam was a preacher, a prophet and a legislator, as well ...

Jonah wasn’t scared he’d fail. He was scared he’d succeed. God said, “Go to Nineveh.” Jonah said, “No thanks,” and boarded a ...

The 1830s and 1840s were transformative decades in Illinois. On the edge of the frontier, Illinois was experiencing a series of “revolutions.” Not only had the Illinois and Michigan Canal ...

The Philadelphia 76ers selected Jonah Bolden with the No. 36 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.

In 1971 J.I. Rodale, 72, was at a place he probably could not have imagined when he came to the Lehigh Valley in the 1930s. From a small, abandoned farm ...

Muslims believe in one God, all-powerful and ever present, uncreated, without beginning or end, completely sufficient to ...

This next edition remains in the 2017 draft as the Sixers made another selection at No. 36 overall in Round 2. Philadelphia selected Jonah Bolden out of UCLA who offered up a stretch-4 ability ...