Our Scripture reading today is from Galatians 1:6–10,” the deacon behind the pulpit mumbled. Even as the pages rustled, the ...

The rumor spread after Canada's House passed Bill C-9 in March 2026, but the bill does not ban reading or quoting the Bible.

In their limited understanding of Christianity, the only true people of God today are conservative Republicans, most of whom ...

The invention of close reading. By transforming quotations into evidence, close reading served as way to turn postwar criticism into a specialized knowledge. But what if we treated it more as an art ...

(RNS) — With Christmas season over, Christians move into what the church refers to as “Ordinary Time.” This is the time outside of Christmas season, Lent and Easter season. “Ordinary” in English means ...

Jonathan Pennington has written the rare study aid that equips without oversimplifying or overwhelming. Our professor had told a story about sitting on a plane next to a young woman years before. He ...

Many Christians set a goal to read the Bible through every year. We plunge in with great gusto on New Year’s Day. For a few weeks, we savor the fascinating stories in Genesis and Exodus, then watch ...

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Growing up in West Philadelphia I learned there were three topics to avoid talking about in polite company — religion, politics and the Yankees. Raised in a minister’s family, however, I couldn’t ...

(RNS) — With Christmas season over, Christians move into what the church refers to as “Ordinary Time.” This is the time outside of Christmas season, Lent and Easter season. “Ordinary” in English means ...