Now begins a series on the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, which was heralded here last week and, in a general way, this past summer. Loyal readers will recall–and, of course, treasure–the July ...

Faith has always been an important source of hope in my life. I might not be the most religious person, but my beliefs have always helped me get through both good and bad times. Last Ramadan, I had ...

(RNS) — During Ordinary Time, the church invites us to immerse ourselves in the Scriptures from both the Old and New ...

A cartoon in the New Yorker shows a man making inquiry at the information counter of a large bookstore. The clerk, tapping on his keyboard and peering intently into the computer screen, replies, “The ...

If ever there was a richer set of readings to ponder or exegete than the set from today, I have yet to see it. The third Sunday in Ordinary Time is set aside by the church as Word of God Sunday. The ...

Prior to our Civil War, Southern church leaders ignored this verse and others to support a slave-based agrarian economy. To better understand Scripture, Christians need to apply themselves and pay ...

A major cultural problem for those of us who follow the Bible is that many people do not recognize the authority of the Bible. We believe, for example, the Bible clearly supports the pro-life position ...

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 ...