This is allegory; it doesn’t read according to the plain sense of Jesus’ words. Augustine’s interpretation is dismissed ...

The field of engineering’s loss became music’s gain when a Hollidaysburg native switched his major in college and set the ...

Until the late 20th century, most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not realize that founder ...

Have you ever noticed that the most important conversation sometimes happens as you walk someone to the door? That’s exactly what happens in Genesis 18.

I ended my June column by lamenting the overly spiritualized interpretation of the Exodus story that makes it simply an allegory of the individual soul’s journey to heaven. Here we’ll begin to see the ...

In this popular New Testament story, the apostles and the crowds experienced a parable in action — a happening whose ...

The command to make disciples becomes a command to secure decisions, increase church attendance, or expand Christianity’s geographic reach. The question is not whether evangelism belongs to the Great ...

Every organization is, in the end, a bet on people. We rarely study the eye that spots the talent in people beyond the awards ...

The question is whether Jesus commissioned the church merely to gain converts. Matthew 28:18-20 says more. Evangelism announces the gospel; discipleship teaches people to live the gospel; and social ...

In Russia, omens have been given special importance since ancient times. They were used to judge the weather, when to sow and ...

Sins are the weeds of my life. When I recognize any sin in the early stage of occurrence, it is less painful to eradicate the wrong and turn from my sinful way.