An encounter with God can change lives. Pastor Philip Pimlott believes that so much that two years ago, he changed the name of the HeartsEase Family Life Church in Baton Rouge to Encounter Church. “We ...

The following column is excerpted from author Eric Metaxas’s book, "Miracles: What They Are, How They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life" (Plume, October 13, 2015), now available in paperback ...

Profound religious experiences are linked to lasting mental health benefits, new research suggests. In a survey study of more than 4000 individuals, those who reported having profound personal ...

We sometimes have high experiences with God on Sunday, but on the other days of the week we don’t give much evidence of that. One person said, “It’s not how high you jump that gives evidence of a ...

The Prophet Isaiah went to the Temple to worship and there he had an experience with God. Isaiah “saw” three particular things about God. First, he saw God’s holiness: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD ...

Terah, the father of Abram, moved his family from Ur of the Chaldeans to Haran on the way to Canaan. After his father died in Haran, “the Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people, and your ...

The first reading from Genesis and the Gospel from Matthew each describe an experience of human encounters with God. Abram (later Abraham) receives a divine calling, and Peter, James and John witness ...

The presence of the mysterious divine is important in many religious persuasions. For some, it is a fearful, "big brother looking over your shoulder" type of relationship. For others, it might be an ...

For Jews and Christians alike, the significance of God’s covenant with the Jews is one of history’s great theological mysteries. Why did the Creator entrust his revelation to an obscure tribe of ...

RNS' Jonathan Merritt takes a journey to encounter the God of the Bible. Here are five surprising places he encourages you to do the same. A few years ago, I found myself in a time of profound ...

Stories of divine intervention will be explored at Lifetree Café 7 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The program, titled “Angels Among Us: Stories of Miraculous Encounters,” features an filmed ...