Devout Jewish Christians find it hard to believe that God accepts people into the Christian fold without the Jewish requirements for admission—baptism for all and circumcision for males. One of Jesus’...

Readers of the Gospels will recognize readily the impact the Servant Poems of Isaiah (42:1-4; 49:1-6; 50:4-11; 52:13–53:12) exert on Jesus’ understanding of himself and God’s expectations of him. Scholars hold...

Early Christians added the visit of the magi to Bethlehem to the baptism of Jesus as a second interpretation of Epiphany. (The first interpretation of Epiphany was the day of Jesus’...

I love working on my genealogy as a way of discovering my heritage. I have learned a lot about my family members. I am quite proud of some; others, not so...

Jesus Christ is God’s complete expression of grace and truth. Jesus makes God known to us and to the world. The law is given through Moses, but we receive God’s grace...

Today’s reading introduces a discussion about the relationship between God and Jesus and describes how God and Jesus are united as the Word from the beginning. The Word is with God...

I listened with awe as a young man shared his testimony. His wife died from cancer several years ago. He spoke of the holiness of the moment of her death; he...

Is your Christmas tree still up? Are you still overindulging in Christmas goodies? Are you celebrating throughout this week too? I hope so. In stark contrast to the secular season of...

My military family moved fifteen times before I left for college. I have used Google Earth and driven by former homes to see what they look like. I find myself asking,...

This week, endings and beginnings get jumbled together. The last month on the calendar coincides with the first season of the Christian year. The new year coincides with ending fiscal cycles....