In my house is a painting of one artist's depiction of Jesus, which I bought years ago on San Antonio's South Side. I give it extra attention during Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, a special ...

Editor's note: As part of our commitment to foster civil conversations in Viewpoints, we're inviting faith leaders to submit ...

One of my guilty pleasures is taking online personality quizzes and reading articles about personality types and the theories about what motivates people in each category. I’ve taken countless quizzes ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

In my house is a painting of one artist’s depiction of Jesus, which I bought years ago on the South Side. I give it extra attention during Holy Week and the celebration of Easter, a special day that ...

Just when summer starts to sizzle, it's almost over. A few are taking their last fling at the beach. Most are shopping for school. The aisles at Walmart and Target are filled with crayons, ...

It is imperative to place issues in their right perspectives concerning the preaching of many pastors today. Many of these servants of God claim to be followers of Jesus Christ but fail to impact the ...

This is Danish artist Carl Heinrich Bloch’s depiction of Jesus Christ giving the Sermon on the Mount. Bloch lived from 1834-90. (Courtesy Photo) Told in its entirety only in Matthew 5-7, the Sermon on ...

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