The Old Testament books are grouped in the following manner: 1) Historical books, which are arranged not in the order in which they were written but according to the order of events in time which they ...

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The Norwegian writer is known for his sprawling, brutally candid autofiction and speculative epics. Here’s where to start. By Adam Dalva Sara Levine’s “The Hitch” is a winningly zany portrait of a ...

The Rev. Charles C. McCourt, Jr. has lived in Northern Virginia nearly all his life. One of seven children, he was raised in Springfield and attended St. Bernadette’s Church, West Springfield High ...

How are we called to be hot peppers in society? Surely, we don't lack for situations begging for the spice of the Gospel.

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