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STANTON — A Madison woman was denied a probation request in Stanton County District Court on Monday for her latest drunken driving conviction. Heavy rainfall, intermittent hail and strong winds moved ...

CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – In church last Sunday, I was asked to speak about communion.

Hello everyone, God is good, and his mercy is everlasting. We are all here by the grace of God and we all must understand that tomorrow is not promised to ...

Paul warned Timothy not to elevate a new convert to leadership, “lest he become puffed up with pride and fall into the same condemnation as the devil” (1 Tim. 3:6). Pride in his gifting was Satan’s ...

Listed below is an attempt to summarize the irreducible minimum of the gospel. Depending on the background of the person with ...

Along the Guadalupe River, a 60-room inn and nearby homes were quickly filling with water. Confusion, desperation and heroism ...

A Historical Overview The 12 Apostles are revered figures in Christianity, each contributing significantly to the ...

“We know that salvation comes from the cross,” lector Olga Martinez said at the opening of the Good Friday liturgy leading to the outdoor procession. “We accompany Jesus in his death that ...

It's not something I would ever want to shoot again,” Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus on “The Chosen,” says of the ...