Giving to others our blessings from God In his book, "Let Me Tell You a Story," popular speaker and author Tony Campolo tells of the time he visited Haiti with his 17-year-old son Bart.

Only the thief knows if he prayed for blessings to be successful in his theft or forgiveness for the act he is about to commit. After offering prayers, he scans the room to see where the cash ...

In the Bible, blessings and curses are related; the book of Deuteronomy prescribes that obedience to the Torah brings God's blessing, while disobedience brings a curse. The Priestly Blessing is ...

Within the “churchy” world we use the word “blessing” frequently. We say to others, “God bless you” or “That was such a blessing.” Blessings are always considered to be something wonderful and ...

By Kathy Berken On Deck Whenever I begin a spiritual direction visit or write a retreat conference, I turn to ...Read More ...

Gen. 28:3 - Isaac's prayer over Jacob shows that fertility and procreation are considered blessings from God. Gen. 38:8-10 - Onan is killed by God for practicing contraception (in this case ...

As we prepare for the coming Sixth Sunday in Epiphany, our lectionary provides intriguing lessons. Our Old Testament is from ...

Count Your Blessings” is one of the most loved hymns. It was written by Johnson Oatman Jr. who wrote some 5,000 hymn texts during his lifetime. Oatman, who was born April 12, 1856, was also ...