Islam is the world's fastest growing religion, embraced by one fourth of the global population and with three and a half million adherents living in the United States. Yet dialogue between Christians ...

In the Hebrew Scriptures, divine fire represents the presence of God. Sometimes fire composed God’s body, as in Ez 1:27 or 2 Sm 22:9. Sometimes, fire was all that appeared when God appeared, as in Ex ...

An encounter with God can change lives. Pastor Philip Pimlott believes that so much that two years ago, he changed the name of the HeartsEase Family Life Church in Baton Rouge to Encounter Church. “We ...

A week-long experience of Scripture to enhance participants' capacity to pray with, interpret, teach, and preach the Word of God. This 2-credit course invites ministers to read, meditate, pray, and ...

“John the Baptist was there with his two disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by he said, behold the lamb of God.” (Jn. 1:35-36). I find it striking how John the Baptist reached his conclusion. I ...

Nestled in the gospels is a short passage that can easily be skipped over and Christians call it “the Transfiguration”. It is when Jesus invited three of his disciples, Peter, James, and John, up a ...

This past week was the third Sunday of Advent, the season in which we prepare our hearts for Christ’s coming. This week is traditionally called the "Sunday of Joy," reminding us that true joy enters ...

Judith Wolfe slips a photograph of Timothy Schmalz’s 2013 sculpture Homeless Jesus into the end of the third chapter of her learned, slender new book. She doesn’t comment on the image per se—she ...

Question: How do you say in English, “Ikaw ba yan?” Answer: Statue? The Gospel for today (Matthew 17:1-9) is about Jesus’ transfiguration, when His appearance changed, and His face shone like the sun, ...