VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A noted local author and professor at Virginia Wesleyan University has now produced a movie “Hollywood, Teach Us to Pray.” It takes a look at how Hollywood movies of the ...

In the arena of prayer, our faith is unveiled, and we see where we truly are in our relationship with God. It can be disturbing, but also compelling. By seeing where our faith is, we can be pushed to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) What is prayer? In simplest terms it is talking with God. Knowing how to pray, however, is not enough. We must learn to pray effectively. That means we must pray in such a way that ...

Spiritual wisdom teaches us that “we die as we have lived.” Our entire lives are blessings in themselves, even as they are also opportunities for us to prepare well for a holy death and to live ...

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? I have always been partial to flying. On Christmas of my kindergarten year, I received a Superman costume. I had eyed it for months in the Sears ...

Christians are accustomed to thinking about life in terms of loving God and loving neighbor. These are, after all, the greatest commandments. The neighbors that come readiest to mind are human ...

Prayer is common to all faiths. Even people who claim little faith find themselves reaching for higher power. But for what do we pray? An ancient artifact suggests a frequent impulse. In the Roman ...

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 ...

From apathy to anger, how we pray for our country and its citizens matters. I have often heard from others that written prayer seems less inspired than other types of prayer. While I understand this ...