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The number "666" is the number of the name of the coming Antichrist. Giving a number to a name is called "gematria," which is the Greek practice of adding up the letters in someone's name. Here's what else you need to know about the "number of the beast".

Heaven is not just our far-off future home, but a place we can joyfully look forward to today.

I think one of the reasons we don’t “see” evil is because we find it so difficult to believe that evil individuals actually exist.

It took me over a year to find a church that both felt like home and challenged me spiritually, a church whose community I fit in, and one that I saw opportunities to serve within in the church and in the community.

Sometimes, it’s helpful to divide modern movies into two categories: faith-based and secular. Doing so, though, has one major downside: It can prevent us from seeing the truth – and perhaps even the gospel – in secular films.

I was totally taken off guard by Lacy’s blatant attacks on my beliefs. Apparently she had heard about my perspectives and beliefs on God’s design for women, and she was not impressed.

The Bible is the most important book ever written. The one true God chose to reveal Himself to us through the written word. Yet sometimes we get it wrong.

Here are the parenting tips I would do even more of, if I had the chance (that’s called grandparenting). They are the essential tips to Christian parenting without regret.

Instead of being one of the main influences in my grandchild’s life, I was to play a supporting role.

This world can be a dark place. Sometimes it’s hard to see light and hope in the midst of all the suffering and pain that surrounds us. Just this year, we’ve seen incredible evil take many innocent lives. We’ve seen terrorist attacks and heard rumors of war. We’ve seen hurricanes and natural disasters wreak havoc in different places around the globe. Top news headlines reveal constant struggles, pain, and brokenness that people everywhere are facing.

I was enjoying myself well–until the sharing time began. Each person in the room began to share personal struggles.

We all live through trouble and painful experiences, some far worse than others. If we dwell on those things, we make ourselves captives.

In fourteen years of ministry, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes in how I’ve responded to the difficult people I’ve encountered.

Though we aren’t likely to hear the audible voice of God through a burning bush as Moses did, or in the midst of a dream as Joseph experienced, the One who spoke the earth and the heavens into existence still speaks to us today. When we seek to understand the character of our Creator, our lives will begin to reveal His protective hand.

Here are 10 fascinating things you never heard about Oswald Chambers, the writer of the classic daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest.