This Sunday, the readings highlight the Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition found in Scripture. Wisdom literature takes many forms in the Bible. One form is as a set of “sayings,” aphorisms and proverbs, ...

In a perilous world, consider that the famous first lines of the Gospel of John, those traditional Christmas verses, can offer something important to all of us, Christians and non-Christians alike.

I want to share a topic that’s critical to our faith walk − the transformative power of God's Word. Charles Spurgeon said, “A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” What a ...

“For Christians, the Old Testament, taken as a whole, represents a journey toward Christ,” the late Pope Benedict XVI wrote many years ago. “Only when it arrives at Christ are we able to see what its ...

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Though authoritarians misuse it, the truth of God’s Word remains. Every once in a while, I will hear someone who is otherwise accurately describing the current plight of the church suggest the problem ...

When I was in college, I began to think I might have the makings of a pastor. I’d sung in scores of churches and preached a little, so I was comfortable up front. I liked church life, what I knew of ...

Adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who read scripture seldom/never Religious composition of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God ...