Editor's note: Look for a sermon or lesson from Houston's diverse faiths every week in Belief. To submit a sermon, email robert.morast@chron.com. We often think of promises when we think of God. After ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Don’t miss the premise to the promise. At this time of year, between Christmas and New Years, I usually do two things: I ...

Several years ago, my father passed away at 88 years of age. During his last adult years, my father lived with us in Texas. Before that he lived in New York City. His family lived in an area of New ...

Let me ask you a question. What keeps you going? What is your motivation to keep doing what you are doing? For Joshua, his motivation was to know that God was going to keep His promises. You see, ...

New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. *Does not include Games-only or Cooking-only subscribers.

“There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Expository preaching had fallen onto hard times in Post-World War II. Gifted ministers, along with unmistakable prodigies, like Dr. Martin ...