Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

Numerous opportunities for introspection, study, and practice in developing “holy habits” that foster Christ-like communication are presented in this well-organized and accessible guide. Coauthors ...

Sunday, Jan. 28, is the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28. In the Sunday Gospel, Jesus models four ...

Reverend Tom Simmons has served as Rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Purcellville since 2002, leading with a mission ...

This Shavuot, as we gather to celebrate the giving of the Torah, we do well to ask ourselves: What does it mean to be faithful to the Law of Moses in the light of the life and teachings of Jesus? Was ...

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, and we read about events that occurred at the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Following his baptism, Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness—his own, personal ...

Amy-Jill Levine, who teaches New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt, is the author of The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus and coeditor of The Jewish Annotated ...

In Resident Aliens, Stanley Hauerwas and I warned that seminary biblical courses sometimes disempower budding preachers: See? You’ll never have the linguistic, analytical, or historical skills to ...

His story is perhaps the most famous on Earth. Yet how much history is really known about the man at the center of Christianity is a subject of much debate, with scholars in agreement over some ...