New year. Same worries, just with a different date on the calendar. You want to feel different this time, but resolutions fade fast. Maybe what you need isn’t another goal list. Maybe you need ...

Michael Bird offers a trusty primer on reading and understanding God’s Word. At my seminary, I regularly teach a course on biblical interpretation, and I always begin in the same way: by showing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

There are several verses in the Bible that say God is always with us. Romans 8:35-29 tells us that no matter what God is always there. We all face times in our walk with faith that test our commitment ...

“We tell Catholics that reading Scripture is an essential ingredient of Catholic life,” says biblical scholar Stephen Binz. “But we don’t teach them how to do it.” In order to “help Catholics discover ...