In this column, we are going to look at the way the Church is the hope for a hopeless society. Jesus founded this Church, but ...

On Monday, Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, sent the dean of Georgetown University Law ...

Organizers of the second Bible Reading Marathon at the state Capitol are seeking Bible readers, donations, volunteers to help ...

Area houses of worship are invited to share their news for our free weekly listings. Email information to Mercury Editor Tony ...

In what may be his final book, Hauerwas remains true to a call to unflinching obedience to Jesus embodied in the church.

Even a first-year law student knows that the federal government cannot dictate the viewpoint and curriculum of a private ...

The sad reality is that many preachers are becoming more interested in acquiring wealth than they are in winning souls ...

Lent has begun for many in typical ways, with fish fries as well as Ash Wednesday worship services or occasions where one ...

Read 'Dekar Druid and the Infinite Library' by Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson; No Gods, No Monsters; and We Are the ...

But with the triumph of the self-centered self, which became the great rallying cry of the ’60s disaffection and revolt, ...

Overview: An ancient spiritual practice, fasting can range from rejecting food and water to giving up a favorite TV show during the 40 days of Lent. Along with prayer and reading of Scripture, the ...

According to the 1860 census, in Hanover County there were 9,740 enslaved Black people and 257 free Black people. Almost ...