We are near the halfway point of Lent, and today’s readings offer us important reminders. The first reading for the Third Sunday of Lent reminds us to be open and receptive to encountering God in our ...
As mass demonstrations blend Christian imagery with nationalist politics, questions grow concerning how Christians should ...
US President Donald Trump has read a Bible passage about punishment and national repentance as part of a marathon event.
If they don’t “apologize” in the modern sense, it’s only because Scripture has a richer vocabulary of repentance. We need a theology of apology. Apologizing sounds straightforward, at least in theory.
When leaders in the Body of Christ are caught in sin, it is their response to the charges that will ultimately reveal the true state of their hearts. God’s standard for the life and conduct of a ...
Our hearts aren’t prepared for the Lord until they are ready to love others. The Book of Luke, more than any of the other Gospels, presents a sweeping look at Jesus’ teachings on ethics. Over half the ...
Luke’s account of Jesus’ Passion offers a distinctive perspective: “The ordinary people are not only not complicit in the death of Jesus, but they repent of what has been done to him,” says Luke ...