Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of ...
As Christians worldwide gather for Easter to celebrate their belief in the death and rebirth of Jesus, researchers continue to delve into the mysteries that surround the man. While most historians ...
I grew up in the era of evangelistic T-shirts. I was too shy to wear any myself, but I had friends who did. “WWJD?” “Cross-trained.” “Made to worship.” “Be still and know.” One of the T-shirt slogans ...
It’s the central question of the Gospel for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. It’s the central question of the Gospel, period. If you look at the Gospel of Mark, it’s right there in Chapter 8, smack ...
Asking ourselves questions found in the Bible can transform our spiritual life. Inspired questions are the ones found in the inspired Word of God—the Holy Scriptures. They help us sense the presence ...
“Secular” versus “religious” had no meaning in the ancient world. But in building a biography of Jesus, our modern distinction may help us understand Jesus’s two vocations: his “secular” occupation as ...
A remarkable and “signficant” find from 1800 years ago has answered a huge question many of us have pondered about Jesus. These small, black Greek characters embedded in the face of an 1800-year-old ...
A chatbot “version” of Jesus Christ called “Ask_Jesus” is streaming on the gaming platform Twitch — and it stands ready to answer questions from humans on anything from morality issues to the video ...
Imagine it if you can. Jesus, the Son of God, the miracle worker, the controversial, dangerous teacher, looks at you and asks, "What do you want me to do for you?" Some people might take this as an ...