Black History Month helps us reflect on how our nation’s racial past informs our present—to acknowledge the enduring effects of racial injustice and the need for systemic reform, both in society and ...

The alleged assassin has been widely compared to the outlaw hero. There are similarities—but real differences between this ...

Why did Jesus tell people to make offerings in the Temple? Why did Paul call himself a Pharisee? The Bible’s answer might ...

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It might come as a bombshell or like one raising dust, but simply, it was out of curiosity that I literarily devoured the Bible to know if there was any time Jesus laughed, any day during his lifetime ...

The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we ...