"Christmas reminds us that God does not wait for life to be perfect before showing up," writes Pastor Riley Place of Resurrection Lutheran Church.

And then, timed perfectly (as has happened before in this year or so of reading the Bible), “joy” jumped off the page in the Book of John. In Chapter 15, Jesus talks about the joy that can be found in ...

Before Tara-Leigh Cobble, the author behind The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible (Bethany House), became Baker Publishing Group's best-selling author ...

In narrating the events leading up to Jesus’ coming into the world, Luke not only presents an account of the circumstances and the people involved but also re-creates the atmosphere and the state of ...

One significant calling of the Christmas season is not just that it be a time for rest. Christmas is rather a celebration of ...

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Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does. Shall we look to Abraham, the great patriarch, who slept with his servant when he ...

There, written on her hand, was my favorite word, “Joy.” And then, timed perfectly (as has happened before in this year or so of reading the Bible), “joy” jumped off the page in the Book of John. In ...

Just like Jesus notes that joy is the prelude to loving one another, finding joy was the prelude to this project. Maybe that’s why my faith has deepened so much during my reading of the Bible, even ...