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When God calls us out from our homes, we go as strangers to lands that are strange to us. Yet, God goes ahead of us and stays ...

As we look toward Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realize that 2025 is quickly coming to an end, and so is the Jubilee Year of Hope. What will be our take-aways from this special time of grace? Hope ...

With wounds still tender, we found New Life Fellowship. This congregation was open to the work of the Spirit but grounded in ...

We can pray in petition, praise, thanksgiving or repentance, but underneath every kind or style of prayer, the purpose is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I was concerned at first about writing this column. Nothing was coming to mind. Speaking of nothing, you might recall from the Jerry Seinfeld show that there were several episodes where George and ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill explains the difference between All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and why ...