A Texas pastor wants to help people better apply the lessons of the Bible to their own lives with the help of a new book, "The Jesus Book: Reading and Understanding the Bible for Yourself." "The ...

Isaiah is "widely regarded as one of the greatest prophets of the Bible," according to Lifehopeandtruth.com, the Church of God's website. Isaiah lived in Jerusalem and the prophecies God gave him ...

You open your Bible with good intentions, then five minutes later you’re staring at a genealogy that reads like a phone book, wondering how Hezekiah connects to anything you’ve ever heard in church.

What role should the bible play in American politics? This question remains at the center of debates over hot-button social issues—such as abortion and same-sex marriage—where traditional and ...

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 ...

In an increasingly complex and stressful world, it is both refreshing and enlightening to turn to the scriptures. The purpose of the Bible is to lead us to God and show us how to live a life pleasing ...

Tara-Leigh Cobble, a speaker, author, teacher and podcaster, had trouble reading the Bible from cover to cover. “I would get ...

Randolph Richards and Brandon O’Brien help us see through different cultural lenses. The cover of Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible ...

A fresh offensive with that goal has gone into overdrive in the past two weeks, first with a ruling in Louisiana that the Ten Commandments must be displayed on the walls of every classroom, then a ...

True love is difficult to define, but from a Christian standpoint, love is best understood through scripture. In fact, one of the most sought-after themes in the Bible is the definition of love. What ...