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 ...

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. Sylvia Hughes is a ...

I have to let go of how inappropriate it feels to approach Christ with such boldness. “Come on and lift your hands to honor God right now,” my church’s worship leader exhorted the congregation. We ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (Jesus said) “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of ...

“By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.” ...

For a Christian, reading this book is like taking an introductory language course. You may not learn to speak the new language fluently, but in the process of studying it you discover a great deal ...