Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...

On Great Thursday light and darkness, joy and sorrow are so strangely mixed. At the Upper Room and in Gethsemane the light of ...

So, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that the "I Am" statements of Jesus in the New Testament book of John actually have a ...

For me, there are three themes that I draw out of our tradition and that I emphasize in my preaching: solidarity, empathy and ...

In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the ...

Using Rembrandt’s painting “Return of the Prodigal Son” as inspiration, the Holy Father said God’s love is like that of a ...

I missed a spot We all know the disappointment of finishing a project only to find a mistake or something we missed ...

Have you ever wondered why the Scripture refers to Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God? Why compare Jesus to a docile lamb? Why not a lion? Or some other animal that suggests power and majesty? In the Old ...

In Matthew 20:28, Jesus says, “The Son of Man came . . . to give his life as a ransom for many.” The crucifixion was Jesus’ plan, and it was his plan from before creation—he’s the Lamb who was slain ...

God explains this subject very clearly and directly in his word. From the very beginning he gave us the Ten Commandments.

After a jury deliberation of 16 hours, Ephraim Avery was acquitted of the murder. The law sided with the preacher; society ...

“The Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that ‘the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the ...