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Crucified, buried, risen: The Gospel that still saves

There is one message that has never lost its power, never grown outdated, and never failed to reach the human heart. It is the message the apostle Paul declared plainly: “We preach Christ crucified.” That message still stands today. Jesus Christ was crucified, He was buried, and He rose again from the dead. This is not merely a story remembered at Easter. It is the foundation of salvation and the only hope for mankind. The cross was not symbolic. It was brutal. Crucifixion was one of the most horrific deaths known in the Roman world. It was slow, agonizing, and certain. And Jesus ...

A tribute to Theil Kauffman (1954-2024)

You may have heard by now that Theil Kauffman, longtime owner of the Friendship Bookstore, passed away. Theil was widely known and loved in the community. He will be greatly missed. I only knew Theil for a few years, but I am grateful for our friendship and the impact he had on me. For a time, I was privileged to be his pastor. In so many ways, Theil was special. Here are just a few of the ways I will remember him. A Bible man The first time I visited Friendship Bookstore, I was impressed by the large selection of Bible’s it contained. As I chatted with Theil that day, it was ...

True gossip based on attitude, heart, mind and motive

And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not. — I Timothy 5:13 As we go on with our study of “gossip” and the local church, there are a few things to remember about the word “gossip.” The word gossip is not found anywhere in the KJV of 1611. The word is used in the NKJV only a few times. Since it is spoken of so little in the Bible, why do leaders, elders, and pastors use it to condemn, and silence others? A topic of much greater impact is the ...

Indonesian seminary overwhelmed with applicants for the priesthood

MAUMERE, Indonesia — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older brother, cousin and uncle. He attended St. Peter Major Seminary, a bastion of priestly vocations located in the middle of a jungle on Flores, a predominantly Catholic island in Muslim-majority Indonesia. Known familiarly as Ritapiret Seminary, St. Peter Major has produced 13 bishops, more than 580 diocesan priests and 23 deacons in nearly 70 years of existence. But Yansen won’t be among them. He tried to shake off what he thought were last-minute jitters before ...

What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it?

The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, houses a fascinating artifact: a massive cloth shroud that bears the shadowy image of a man who appears to have been crucified. Millions of Christians around the world believe that this shroud – commonly called the Shroud of Turin – is the cloth that was used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion and that the image on the shroud was produced miraculously when he was resurrected. The evidence, however, tells a different story. Scientists have questioned the validity of the claims about the shroud being a first-century object. ...

Religion briefs

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