For we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.” Paul compared the church to a human ...

Since God granted us the gift of life, He expects a return on His investment. That means, He wants us to glorify Him and use ...

I ran into a neighbor in the grocery store (I do some of my best pastoral visitation in grocery stores) and we enjoyed a big ...

Thanks for joining us today and for making last week's "What the Old Testament Says About Weakness" so popular. If you missed it, please take a few minutes to review, and while you do, the rest of us ...

Rabbi Danny Schiff had a rule: no national letters. The community scholar of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh avoided open statements about far-off politics. But this month, he broke that ...

At least 300 students at Northwestern University were barred from registering for classes this month after refusing to watch a video about antisemitism that protesters say ignores Palestinian ...

The content presents a vivid depiction of the Christian gospel, emphasizing the transformative power of faith in Jesus Christ. It recounts the biblical narrative of sin's origin through Adam and Eve, ...

The lectionary epistle reading for the Fourth Sunday before Lent in Year C is 1 Corinthians 15.1–11. Paul here offers a summary of the gospel that he has both received and passed on to the Corinthians ...

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and ...

The lectionary New Testament readings for the coming week, Epiphany 2 in Year C, are 1 Corinthians 12.1-11 and John 2.1-11. For written commentary on John 2 (the wedding at Cana), see here, and for ...

And now, before I forget them all, more quotes and bon mots from my personal collection: “I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star.” Peter O’Toole, as Alan Swann, in my favorite film, “My Favorite Year,” a ...

In the summer of 1914, Europe was a massive powder keg, with a slow-burning fuse ready to explode at any minute. When the first World War began, it quickly escalated into a horrific conflict that ...