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Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
Delivered through the waters
The Red Sea, the baptistery, and the birth canal
From the beginning—“I am the Lord your God”—the Decalogue is about vocation.
From the beginning—“I am the Lord your God”—the Decalogue is about vocation.
Guns are Americans’ golden calf
What began as respect for the Second Amendment has morphed into a colossal idolatry of lethal weapons.
Guns are Americans’ golden calf
What began as respect for the Second Amendment has morphed into a colossal idolatry of lethal weapons.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
Did the exodus really happen?
A new book challenges the scholarly consensus about one of the Hebrew Bible's central stories.
Are Greg Boyd and I reading the same Old Testament?
Yes, there’s violence. But there’s also God’s faithfulness and care.
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Art selection by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Gathering Manna in the Desert, by Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Art selection by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
Moses and the Burning Bush, mural in Dura-Europos, Syria
If it's in the first verse of Romans 5, it must be important to Paul.
What makes Israel a Jewish state?
Two Israelis, a lawyer and a rabbi, on the complicated relationship between religion and national identity
June 18, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 19:2–8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1–8; Matthew 9:35–10:8
Instead of glorifying the past, what if we treated the present as precious?
Instead of glorifying the past, what if we treated the present as precious?
James calls Abraham a “friend of God.” In this week’s reading from Exodus, Moses presumes upon a similar divine friendship to offer God advice.