I listened attentively while cooking dinner at my parents’ house to my mother reading Bible stories to my 3-year-old son. They were at the part of the story of the sons of Jacob, when Joseph’s ...

Language matters. The words we use to describe God can shape our thinking and inform our beliefs. In the first reading from Isaiah, we encounter God as Mother, an image that can help us to broaden our ...

Why Eric J. Bargerhuff says we must avoid twisting Bible verses for our own advantage. This question, asked in Bible studies and sermons around the world, can lead believers to spiritual renewal. When ...

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Fabulous books have been written about prayer, and myriads of prayers are available in print. Here, prayer language is primarily Scripture itself. The poetry, songs, dialogue, and prose of the Bible ...

One of my friends likes to quote her mother's debate-stopping dictum: "I've thought about it, and I'm right." While we may laugh at that, at least half of our laughter comes from recognizing our own ...

“For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay each according to his conduct.” Find today’s readings here. When I graduated from the Jesuit School of ...

Our journey begins with the LORD in our distress, trusting his truth over falsehoods, and living for peace in the midst of conflict. “Life’s a journey, not a destination,” Steven Tyler sang in the ...

Many Christian communities refer to God as “Father.” This takes root in the Gospels, where Jesus teaches his followers to pray “Our Father,” which Christians continue to say today. It is certainly ...