So, what does the realization of this directive look like in contemporary Christian faith? There are current distinctives of ...

Eugene Peterson writes often and clearly about spiritual theology, which has helped greatly to define a discipline that can be vague and fuzzy. He did this particularly well in his previous book, ...

I did my clinical pastoral education at the Central Cor­rectional Institution on the banks of the Congaree River, which flows through the city of Columbia, South Carolina. The old dungeonlike facility ...

As an admitted word geek I often find the origin of English words to be fascinating. Take the word “passion,” for example. It’s a common word that we read, hear and use frequently in various forms.

My mother was never religious. She went all out for Christmas. Each year she attacked the holidays with an ever increasing fervor. She has lived in the same mostly white neighborhood for 23 years, ...

What does it mean to follow Christ? When Jesus was preaching, he would always invite people to follow him. For example, if we read in Luke 9:23 it says, “Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires ...

Christians are increasingly using technology to grow closer to God, including during the Lenten season, in addition to traditional methods of prayer. Lent, which begins annually on Ash Wednesday, is a ...

Grace United Methodist Church in Franklin is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year with a homecoming-type event in September, historical displays each month and the publishing of a history book, ...

The late philosopher and the most famous atheist-turned-deist of the 20 th century, Antony Flew, once offered a parable of what he saw as the trouble with how we talk about God. He wrote "Two ...

This homily was delivered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington at the Mass closing the U.S. bishops' "Fortnight for Freedom," which began June 21 and ends ...