Divorce can be an incredibly challenging and painful experience. It often leaves individuals feeling lost and overwhelmed. As with any other difficult times, prayer can be a powerful source of comfort ...
Jesus of Nazareth claimed to be the true heir to the Old Testament — “the Scriptures” — and to offer a true interpretation, which, admittedly, was not that of the schools, but came from ...
It focuses on three areas: responses in the different faith traditions to tensions created by the need to transplant scriptures into new cultural and linguistic contexts; changing conceptions of the ...
The Wisdom author says, I prayed and wisdom came to me. Watch out! Prayer is dangerous. Remember Sirach's warning: "If you wish to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal" (Sirach 2:1). If ...
Scripture for Life: Jesus has always had followers who recognized and still bet their lives on the faith that weakness opens them to grace, that avoiding the traps of fear and control frees them ...
For instance, in the story of Jesus healing the centurion’s servant ... they also raise issues for how we understand Scripture. They introduce a distinctly human element. The Gospel authors ...
Scripture tells us that “If anyone speaks ... He did not put a time limit on the man’s healing, even when it was at his own expense. He instead wrote a blank check for the innkeeper to ...