The misuse of Scripture is not the property of one political party or one ideology. It is a bipartisan failure of imagination.

Why do we still hold back from speaking Scripture sometimes?

What does joy mean when life contradicts it? In the Christian context, it is a "crucified joy," on that does not deny suffering but rejoices in the triumph of love over death and loss.

Hegumen Abraam Sleman's new book traces God's divine name, nature, and Fatherhood from Genesis to the New Testament in ...

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In today’s first reading, God delivers some harsh words to Israel, “the nation that does not listen to the voice of the LORD,” through the prophet Jeremiah. They walked in the hardness of their evil ...

Saying God has a purpose for suffering neither negates divine sovereignty nor means the point of suffering is a lesson. A believer’s suffering is not meaningless. This is different from saying God has ...

But saying the church is Christ’s body means, by the Spirit, our visible community genuinely carries Christ’s presence in the world. That’s why the grounds of our unity are not a comparison drawn from ...

Some troubles are loud and obvious; others wear a white coat, earn high grades, and keep showing up on time. In both cases, the mind can feel like an ...

Suffering touches every human life. When we learn to distinguish between necessary and unnecessary suffering, pain can become more than something to just endure.

I’ve been spending a lot of time in Mitford lately. It’s a pretty little place. Out of the way, charming, bucolic. I know quite a few people there, including the ...