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Andrew Murray Threipland unbolts a heavy iron yett (a latticed gate), and we walk in single file down the passage to the ...

Four years to the day after a chaotic and violent riot on the United States Capitol, a limited-edition Bible endorsed by ...

Presidents Shane Reese, Alvin Meredith and John Kauwe will give campus devotionals. Here’s what they’ve been saying and how ...

Columnist Will Sutton: "Have you seen school districts and systems rushing to set aside money to fund this mandate?" "Have ...

Essential books about racism for all readers When it comes to understanding race and social justice in this country, authors ...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation's capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown ...

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pagean ...

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pagean ...

I told this true-life story to my children a long time ago. But I censored its indecent climax because of their young age. Today, I am going to tell it in full because they have come of age.

Held at the Washington National Cathedral, the service included the hymns “Come Thou Almighty King,” “Amazing Grace,” and “Be ...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, is being honored with the pageantry of a state funeral in the nation’s capital. He will later be honored a second service and burial ...