What if we took a moment to revisit the historical record and teachings of Jesus and posited that he was most likely not the ...
Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...
Bindi — This name has multiple meanings, including "little girl" or " butterfly in Australian Aboriginal culture, and "drop" ...
Christmas is a combination of the words ‘Christ (Christ)’ and ‘Mass (mass).’ It means ‘a mass (worship) for Christ,’ or a ...
This Sunday’s Gospel reading offers us the perfect lesson for this second week of Advent. John the Baptist is preaching along the Jordan River, and people from all over Judea are coming to hear him.
Two biblical scholars from the University of Texas at Austin claim to have discovered the first-known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing that describes the secret teachings of Jesus ...
Of all of the subgenres of Christian writing, apologetics is one of the hardest to get right. If you're writing for an audience that's already Christian, they don't need convincing of the existence of ...
This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with John Fugelsang, actor, comedian, talk show host and author of the new bestseller, Separation of Church & Hate: A Sane Person's Guide ...
Oh, the lover I still miss was Jesus to a child.” These lyrics were devoted to George’s gay lover. Not standard fair for me. And I imagine you, if you love the Lord. And yet, as I write this, I’m ...
Of course, the line on Jesus, theologically, is that he was (or is) both man and God, and Rice’s lyrics in the more self-doubting numbers, like “Gethsemane,” go a long way there, but it’s ultimately ...