To understand what Jesus means by calling his disciples “the salt of the earth,” St. Augustine said that we should keep in mind the two immediately preceding verses, the ones about being reviled and ...

Start in the Upper Room, at the Last Supper of Jesus mere hours before he was betrayed by Judas (Luke 22:12; 1 Cor. 11:23).

Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

For some Christians, tattoos are harmless expressions of identity. For others—particularly within many African church settings—they are ...

Gospel singer Mike Abdul discusses tattoos in Christianity, arguing God values internal transformation over unmarked skin and ...

The readings in them can be sequential from Sunday to Sunday; the Gospel usually is, but the First and Second readings can ...

A candidate in the 8th Congressional District Republican primary — convicted of a hate crime a quarter century ago — attacked two of his opponents’ religious beliefs in a joint interview. Kevin ...

Clergy demonstrating against ICE in Minneapolis have turned to classic ‘freedom songs’ – the music associated with protests ...

Princess Ncengencenge noted that since 2017, Zimbabwe has advanced infrastructure, agriculture and energy expansion under its ...

The Red Clay Strays were telling us a Bible story this whole time. The southern rock and country band, which rocketed into ...

Christian scholars, pastors, podcasters, and even a former NFL quarterback look to explicate the holiday’s fundamental, eternal meaning in new books for modern believers arriving in time for Lent and ...

Simply beautiful. Last week, American Idol returned for its 24th season. This year, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie returned as judges; however, former Idol winner and country superstar, Carrie Underwood ...