Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...

David was too sick to his stomach to eat and slept on the ground in mourning clothes when Nathan the prophet confronted him ...

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Wood’s earlier novels contain explicit social critiques, but 'Stone Yard Devotional' does its intellectual heavy lifting at ...

Stephen Huebner said he hopes readers are enlightened by his pithy yet informative reflections on ancient writings.

Was Ernest Hemingway’s lifelong subject a study of saintliness? A new book on his religious faith provides ample evidence of that.

In the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast, Jesus talks of how even the smallest amount of faith can grow ...

March 11, 2025 • Willow Winsham's new book on witches, past and present, offers a fun, fast, well researched historical summary that is also a stunning work of art. February 26, 2025 ...

[1] 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. [2] 37:26 Or "freely;" / "the names of their children will be used in blessings" ...

My child, I hear your cry for perfection. I know you long to feel pure—to keep your "house clean"—yet you struggle with daily failures. Rest assured, I see your desire, and I know your heart. Perfect ...