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Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory! —Isaiah 6:3 It used to bother me that the closer I drew to God in my walk with Him, the more sinful I felt. Then a ...

Philosophy has always been in tension with religion and theology. Already in the Second Century CE, the African bishop and Christian theologian Tertullian asked: what has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means that Jesus says, “My yoke is easy and my burden light.” Although today’s readings do not include that line, they resonate with it: The first reading ...

A friend and I were talking about how we respond to folks who say they don’t believe in God. She shared with me her great reply: “Tell me about the God you don’t believe in.” This is a great question ...

Today let us understand that ‘Whatever you believe in, transpires’. That is why in Sanskrit we say, ‘Yad Bhavam Tad Bhavati’—divinity reflects that which you believe in. If you approach God with guilt ...

Re “Another Convert for Islam,” Dec. 11: As a lifelong Christian, I congratulate Dia Richardson for accepting God through the Islamic faith. I feel that many Christians sell God short when they ...

But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge. — Psalm 73:28 A woman desiring to pray grabbed an empty chair and knelt before it. In tears, she said, “My dear ...