Ehrman is a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity, and the author or editor of more than thirty books, including the just published Heaven and Hell. He is a ...

Jesus told a parable about a Pharisee and a tax collector (see Luke 18:9-14). The Pharisee bragged about his deeds because he was self-righteous rather than saved, justified, born again, redeemed and ...

Pope Francis on Sunday warned against the danger of living life without a sense of purpose or a destination to set our course by, reminding the faithful that Jesus is “our compass for reaching heaven, ...

They were still looking up to heaven, watching Him go. All at once two men dressed in white stood beside them. They said, “You men of the country of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven?

Jan. 6 (UPI) --Pope Francis urged Christians to life their eyes "up to heaven" in celebration of the Epiphany -- a day that commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ-- on Thursday. During a homily, ...

This is one of those times when if we listen carefully to the readings, we discover that the Gospel, especially what I'm talking about, is not a historical document really. It's not a biography of ...

Throughout much of history, opium has been used as a narcotic to ease human suffering. In the Western world, however, opium has become a narcotic of mere escape, usually used by the rich or those who ...

We are in the interim between Easter and Pentecost. Of course, we live in an interim in other ways: we anticipate graduations, new jobs, the resolution of dilemmas. In the U.S., it is as if we are ...

Beloved, we are familiar with the Holy Bible passage in Hebrews 12 vs. 2 ( KJV): “ Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, ...