This is the week we recall the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Although we don’t single out his birthday as a nation any longer, ...

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The Almighty is always faithful, He never fails, and if we take a closer look throughout our past, we notice that He has been working in our lives even when ...

Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of ...

A covenant is not just one sided ... This really adds a higher meaning to the saying, “no pain, no gain.” Yes, our flesh wants a cozy relationship with God, but the closer we are to Him ...

Putting up a mezuzah in one’s doorway is a timeless and meaningful means of asserting proud Jewish identity. When it was ...

The Almighty is always faithful, He never fails, and if we take a closer look throughout our past, we notice that He has been working in our lives even when it did not seem like it. It's been said ...

The Bible is not known for being a humorous book. Yet, it often speaks about laughter. What does it say? And why do we never ...

February 2 marks the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. St Bede wrote of Christ as the Temple itself A sublime if slightly rubbed illumination stands at the start of the Gospels in the Codex ...

In Zionism 1.0, the Temple Mount was given to the Jewish people in war. I believe that in Zionism 2.0, the Mount will be restored to the Jewish people through ...

Every week, behind a half dozen security doors that lead to Unit 2—Tennessee’s death row—Kevin Burns holds a worship service. He leads Communion, prayer, liturgy, and a sermon with men who share his ...