Children know what we adults often forget: The body often shows up before the mind knows what to do or the mouth knows what to say. The body is the thing with knuckles and knees, after all. It alone ...
This can be disconcerting. Ennui is not a problem with a reliable fix, as “everything is going alright” is rarely something ...
Jesus’ parable in Luke’s Gospel masterfully illustrates three characters, the father and two sons, each of whom provides an ...
One key example: The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, which carry the story of Jesus’ followers forward after his ...
Even preschool children can recognize a hypocrite. And, just like adults, they don't have the best opinion of such people: ...
Sunday, March 30, is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Mass readings: 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; ...
It changed my life.” While Pagels’ love affair with evangelical Christianity lasted only a year, her curiosity about the "powerful responses” that stories about Jesus evoked in her persisted; ...
This default to knowledge as an identity is not uncommon in Reformed theological traditions where there’s a very real reason adherents are seen as know-it-all snobs who would try to solve world hunger ...
Luke 3:1 Some people claim that Jesus Christ never existed. Allegedly the life of Jesus and the Gospel are merely myths fabricated by the Church. This claim rests mainly upon their belief that ...
We're five years removed from the start of the global pandemic, which left a lasting impression on mental health, work, ...
Susan Campbell is the author of “Frog Hollow: Stories from an American Neighborhood,” “Tempest-Tossed: The Spirit of Isabella ...