Everyone who reads scripture interprets scripture. There’s no such thing as a purely objective reading. We all read through a particular lens, with certain values, priorities, and goals. The saying, ...

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. And He who was seated ...

"For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory" (Psalm 32:7). While this verse is comforting, the faithful today know that life is complicated, ...

“Promises, promises…” that’s how the saying goes. It’s intended to tell us that some people make promises but don’t follow through. I’ve done that, and I’ve had that done to me. I’ve made promises ...

“Bloody Weekend” filled the headlines, and defined videos, and images of brutal violence. After two years of planning, what transpired against the Jewish people in their homeland was carried out by ...

Life’s most challenging seasons often arrive unexpectedly, leaving people feeling overwhelmed, abandoned, and questioning their faith. During these periods of intense struggle, uncertainty, and pain, ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...