A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy ...

A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy ...

Find today’s readings here. Understandably, there are mixed feelings about taking lines from Scripture out of context. But isolating certain quotes allows for a different type of reflection, and this ...

The unintended consequences of concordances offers a warning to Christians today. I open my Bible to 1 Peter 2:8: “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” By “open,” I ...

JACKSON It is always amusing when people try to use the Bible out of context to justify some things while ignoring what it says in other areas. The June 30 letter "Americans have need for universal ...

In his recent letter, the Rev. Nathan Strutz implies that the Bible calls sexual activity among gay people a sin. This is not true. His claim reflects a basic misunderstanding of the Bible. The people ...

I write this letter in response to Lilli Buck’s attempt at correcting Mr. Clifton Casteel’s charge of us as a nation blessing Israel. In you’re reference to Genesis 12 (preferably) verses 1-3 you ...

The mysterious masked man had not fallen to his death, once again defying Vizzini’s expectations. This was the fourth time he had proclaimed the man in black’s actions were "inconceivable." Inigo’s ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I cannot say that I dislike or disapprove of the saying. I use it myself. But I still stiffen when someone says, ...

You open your Bible with good intentions, then five minutes later you’re staring at a genealogy that reads like a phone book, wondering how Hezekiah connects to anything you’ve ever heard in church.