Today, we hear the Genesis account of God's test of Abraham. Often when we think of Abraham as the man of great faith, we are remembering his leaving everything behind in order to go to the land God ...

In the 2025 State of the Bible study, American Bible Society homed in on issues of identity among Americans, because research ...

Did Jesus follow the Golden Rule? The little kids among us might answer, "Yes! He made it up!" Actually, the maxim was around at least 500 years before Jesus' time and Confucius might be the most ...

I once asked a child to give a Sunday sermon—on the book of Job.

So begins one of the most popular—and most divisive—pieces of modern liturgical music. Already with the first line, a flurry of critics complain, “Don’t make me sing the part of God!” Some even take ...

Scripture teaches us that pride is a sin that separates us from God. Instead, do justice, love kindness and walk humbly. Getty Images I was 15 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, sparking the first ...

Gina Hens-Piazza began writing America’s Word column with the start of the new liturgical year on the first Sunday of Advent, ...