The twelve apostles, the chosen followers of Jesus Christ, went throughout the ancient world preaching, spreading ...

In the wake of his stepfatherâ s death, Thomas Allen Harris embarks on a journey of reconciliation with the man who raised him as a son but whom he could never call "father." As part of the first wave ...

On this Easter Sunday, I’d like to ask one deceptively simple question: Who were the apostles? As a child in Sunday school, I dimly lumped the apostles and disciples together. But that’s too neat.

Find today’s readings here. “Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he ...

and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.” I won’t embarrass the priest who underlined this point to great effect during ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: What happened to the original 12 disciples of Jesus? Were any of them taken directly up into heaven without ever seeing death, the way some people were in the Old Testament? Or do we ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I know Jesus had 12 disciples around Him when He was on earth, but what happened to them later on? I don't remember reading anything in the Bible about how they died, but maybe I just ...

Rehearsal is one thing for men bringing world-changing history to life in the form of drama. But one other bit of preparation means even more to Terry Trautman. He and his castmates in First Lutheran ...

When Jesus Christ was on the earth, he introduced his gospel to the world. Early in his ministry he sought out and called 12 disciples, or apostles, to help him in that work. They came from several ...

Excerpted with permission from The Twelve Apostles: Michael Collins, the Squad, and Ireland’s Fight for Freedom by Tim Pat Coogan. It is my contention that Michael Collins was one of the most ...

Waves crash into the base of natural limestone structures known as the Twelve Apostles off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean road in Victoria. Credit: AFP/Getty Images ...