Making use of two verses from the Old Testament, Jesus declares, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A ...

The church we go to is a part of a larger group that has the word evangelical in it's name. I've never really understood exactly what that means. I know that we never stand and wave our hands in the ...

This Sunday’s readings—from Deuteronomy and Mark—repeat the Shema Yisrael. That proclamation—“Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our Lord, the Lord alone!”—is what every devout Jew declares every day. The ...

Author’s Note: Interested readers can find all previous volumes of this series here. When I started writing this study, I planned to avoid mentioning the election. Besides, my last pre-election ...

Strangers and enemies don’t come naturally. In a familiar passage from Mark’s gospel, Jesus gets asked what matters most. Embroiled in a cauldron of theological unrest over taxes and what happens ...

This is in response to Kevin Buchs' letter in the Oct. 1 Post-Bulletin, which makes many inaccurate statements about churches that accept and support LGBT peoples. We have not chosen man's rule over ...

Love is the most powerful force in the world; it heals, forgives, and brings people together. But what does the Bible say about love? If you’re looking for comfort, guidance, or a reminder of God’s ...

Every well-known religion humanity has devised has some edict about love. Often there are several types of love. Buddhism has love that is compassion and mercy, benevolent and sensual. Islam has God ...

Charles Beard was arguably the most widely read and influential American historian of the previous generation. He published alone or in collaboration something like 60 books and 300 articles. He ...