Jonathan Linebaugh’s pastoral, accessible invitation to Scripture is rightly focused on Christ but uncertain in its audience and too quiet about the church. If the Bible is the most-published book in ...

When it comes to weirdness, Jesus Christ has nothing on his old man. While Yahweh was looking for excuses to drunkenly wrestle Moses, Jesus was usually preaching about love, tolerance and forgiveness.

Bullies and their taunts have plagued vulnerable children—and adults—from the biblical period to our own day. Educators, those in the counseling professions and victims of bullying, have labored in ...

Answer: Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 name four men called Jesus' brethren: James, Joses (short for Joseph Jr.), Simon, and Judas called Jude. Verse 56 mentions that Jesus had sisters. The sisters are ...

My dad grew up with two relatives who were eccentric, to say the least. One was an uncle who showed up periodically to sleep on the front porch — often deciding that clothing was an unnecessary ...

A Reflection for Saturday of the First Week of Lent “So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Find today’s readings here. Being called to be perfect is difficult to unpack, yet that’s ...

Let’s remember that the scripture that was used when Jesus roamed the earth during the last century B.C. (Before Christ) or as atheists like to designate time B.C.E (before the Common Era) was called ...

Our authors convincingly argue that watching many Jesus films with a critical eye—from early, docetic films to more recent ...

Millions of Christians will gather across the world to commemorate The Passion this weekend — the Biblical story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all conclude ...