The very purity our culture mocks is now drawing people back to God—because Christian purity, rightly understood, isn’t repression. It’s restoration. It doesn’t deny the body; it dignifies it. It ...

In Matthew's Gospel, chapter 21, verse 13, the Lord Jesus Christ repeats the word of God given to Isaiah the Prophet: "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations." Since God's call to ...

Dressed in pure white from head to toe and escorted by their fathers, the eight girls in the God's Girls Ministry who participated in a Purity Ring Ceremony vowed to lead a life of purity and to ...

‘‘Ooooh, sex is wonderful!’’ gushes Emily Holland, an unusual confession for someone at an evangelical college. Emily wears a smart, pale green suit, dressed as if our meeting is really a job ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Pope Benedict, starting four days of hectic activity leading up to Easter, said on Thursday priests should recognise the faults in their own lives and seek purity from God.The ...

Kelsey McKinney’s debut novel unravels the history of a prominent pastor’s family in Hope, Texas, offering insight into the inner workings of the sort of evangelical congregations that popularized the ...

(RNS) — Some evangelicals who denounce the prosperity gospel seem to have no problem touting the purity culture that say God will reward those who wait. (RNS) — All over the world — and among 1 in 3 ...

This is a holy time of the year for all the major religions of the world. We are in the time of Lent leading up to Easter for Christians. On April 15, Jews will celebrate Passover (which is also Good ...

Aristotle conceives of God as the Prime Mover, the cause of all motion and change, forming the basis of Western metaphysical ...