It’s intriguing to think of how we honor the virgin Mary at Christmastime, and how we can also rightly honor a prostitute, ...

All humanity is royally screwed up. As a result, your family is screwed up. Likely, you are screwed up, too, and your family ...

Explore Columbia's Civil War history and biblical connections 5-year-old killed in Lexington County DUI crash Join the budget ...

By Michael J. Brooks Dr. J.D. Gray served for many years as pastor at First Baptist Church, New Orleans. He often delighted in telling a Civil War story from 1865. The First Baptist Church, Columbia, ...

By Michael J. Brooks Dr. J.D. Gray served for many years as pastor at First Baptist Church, New Orleans. He often delighted ...

it encourages you to embrace the qualities of resilience and hope that Rahab exemplified. Use this prayer to deepen your spiritual connection and inspire courage in the face of challenges. Perfect for ...

By Mabel Korkor OCANSEY Throughout history, even God’s infinite mercy extended an invitation to women to play pivotal roles in His redemptive plans. In the 14-generation genealogy from Abraham to ...

However, the fact about David’s mother being a Gentile is not revealed in the Bible, but it does connect the other biblically accurate facts as Ruth and Rahab, David’s great-grandmother and ...

The only plausible explanation for him being portrayed as a Gentile is that both his great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, Ruth and Rahab, were Biblical Gentiles. Another big difference ...

As a kid, I loved Hebrews 11 with its hall of famed Bible heroes who lived by faith ... at the Red Sea instead of trusting Yahweh. Rahab was a prostitute. Gideon was a coward and idolater.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is ...