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Author Betty Johansen has released an Old Testament Study Guide, written by her mother Elizabeth Johansen, for those seeking ...

The provocation we receive from today’s reading is not an indictment but an invitation. We are forgetful simply because we are human. I believe this image of God’s grieved heart offers us a chance to ...

I began a strange and wobbly effort to write a book I tentatively called The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jesus Christ. It ...

Award-winning actor Tim Allen has shared more about his Bible reading journey, revealing he recently read through and re-read the Old Testament and has started on the New Testament — an experience he ...

Biblical teaching generally pushes Christians to advocate for submission to authorities, whether in politics or in the church ...

Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of ...

If you’re familiar with Psalm 98 in the Old Testament, you’re probably already turning the pages of your Bible to check on my edit of the first verse. And, if you’re not familiar ...

Not yet, and not quite, even as President Trump’s agenda instead puts the news spotlight on transgender issues. Though the ...

(AP) — A Bible verse will be removed from the entrance of a new jail ... It is attributed to Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

Scientists have discovered a hidden chapter of the Bible dating back nearly 1,500 years in an ancient Vatican manuscript. The remarkable finding, concealed beneath three layers of text, was revealed ...