To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the...

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (Matthew 4:1 ESV) The first battle with temptation...

At the close of the Book of Judges, Israel is in an autonomous period of rebellion and increasing unfaithfulness to God. But as 1 Samuel...

It’s a dreadful halt when a door you’ve been striving toward is slammed shut in your face.

Our prayer, Holy Father, is this: When the advent of Easter is no longer before us, And these holy days fade away, May we not forget to...

Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Didache* Teaching of the Twelve Apostles Countless Christians have...

During an early morning Bible read, a particular morsel captured my attention. But it doesn’t lie within a verse to be referred to. It’s...

Another important juncture in the timeline of Israel’s history is the birth of the priesthood. Exodus contains the revelation of God in...

A tree that stood in my backyard seemed fine to the naked eye. But it was faulty . . . weak . . . vulnerable. It was plagued on the...

I could not get to the shower quick enough—but I hardly had it in me to scale the stairs. It had been one of those days at work. Instead...