I heard a story about a husband who got fed up with his wife’s constant worrying. Finally, one day he asked her, “Why are you always worrying when it doesn't do any good?” She quickly yelled back, “Oh ...

This weekend in most Christian churches the central reading is from the Gospel of John, chapter 15. The verses focus around the concept of Jesus commanding us to love one another. Patrick Gallagher ...

Between the disciples of Jesus and those whose faith is mostly performative, whose piety is a bit too much for show, there should be the starkest difference. One should not be like the others; a ...

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque — whose feast day is celebrated in the Catholic Church on Oct. 16 — was a French nun responsible for spreading the devotion of the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church ...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave specific instructions for embodying his story with our lives. None of it “works” in this political climate. The gospel is many things, but at its heart, it is a ...

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot wrote those words in 1949, when he was a college student bent on complete and utter obedience to the Lord. In 2001, ...

The last time I wrote for this column, you might remember I was lamenting how difficult it was for me to love all of my ...

Could this suggest a division within evangelical circles? These endorsements came days before the release of Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, The Power, And the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age ...

The question of whether Jesus of Nazareth truly existed as a historical figure has intrigued believers and skeptics alike. While the theological claims about his divinity are a matter of faith, ...