He put a face to a God who was, before Jesus arrived, incorporeal, beyond human senses and human comprehension. In the words ...

Emmanuel (or Immanuel) is a Hebrew term meaning "God with us." In Christian tradition, it is a title for Jesus Christ that ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

“Throughout Scripture, using that same Hebrew word, God refers to Himself as a helper for His people,” said Wong. “The fact of the matter is, God created her for a reason and a purpose. That purpose ...

And when those white-sailed ships piled us together, cargo in the hull of hell, the word rode with us, our tongues anointed with the power of God. When the lash found our language, when they said ...

A Raleigh pastor pleaded guilty this week to falsely obtaining thousands of dollars in COVID-19 loans for personal expenses. According to the United States Department of Justice, 45-year-old Mitchell ...

As lawless gangs of ICE agents terrorize city neighborhoods, it’s getting harder to maintain that the United States is a democracy. Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer–winning novel speaks unflinchingly of ...

Starved, taunted and abused. These have been the unimaginable experiences of Israeli hostages in Gaza. As more recently-released hostages speak publicly about what they have endured, the stories are ...

What’s the Bible for? We asked dozens of writers to respond to this question in seven words or less, as well as to expand on their response in a few sentences. To see all of the responses together as ...

Pope Francis marked the Sunday of the Word of God by installing 40 Catholics from multiple continents as lectors during a special Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, including faithful from Iceland to the ...

There are many and various ways for us to approach and encounter God. There is no one means of prayer has a monopoly over our journey to God. God welcomes and blesses every sincere effort we make to ...