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The uniqueness and the scandal of the Christian religion rest in the mediation of revelation through historical events. The Hebrew-Christian faith stands ...

Long taught that parables could be sly, explosive, disruptive, and mind-grabbing. But he had to admit that most of his students’ sermons on the parables were just . . . well, sermons. Then he received ...

There is much difference of opinion about the meaning of the Kingdom of God, due in part to the plethora of scripture on the subject. Isaiah 11:6 (KJV) describes God’s Kingdom as “The wolf ...

Further, Revelation 3:21 indicates explicitly clear that the throne [kingdom] that Jesus will establish will be different from God’s throne.

In his new book, Kinley delves into 13 distinctive characteristics of God, vividly illustrated in Revelation. These characteristics provide hope and a view of God’s unchanging character ...

In disasters, some believers see the wrath of an angry God. But a careful reading of the Book of Revelation complicates that thinking.

Which is one reason to welcome the arrival of Howard Frank Mosher's new book, "God's Kingdom." Although it's presented as a novel, it would be better described as a novel-in-stories.

What is revelation? It is a pointing to the claim that God has upon us from before the world was made, the recognition that our relation with God precedes any investment we might make in the ...