A month or so ago, in this blog post, I raised questions about the essential purpose(s) of religion and shared some possible answers. But it's a question that doesn't easily go away. In fact, in some ...

What's usually called the "theodicy" question asks why there is suffering and evil in the world if God is both good and powerful. Because no one has found an answer to that question that satisfies ...

As Matthew 5:44 records it, Jesus told his followers to do something wildly countercultural: "But I say to you: Love your ...

We're now a month-plus into the second Trump administration and it's hard to imagine why this time of what's been called ...

Christian seminaries have had a difficult time in the last several decades, as participation in institutional religion in the U.S. has plummeted. They've had to make adjustments in various ways, ...

If, like many Americans today, you are feeling distress and angst about the moral quality of our elected leadership, perhaps you need a model from the recent past to remind you that the United States ...

As Matthew 5:44 records it, Jesus told his followers to do something wildly countercultural: "But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." But what does it mean to love?

We're now a month-plus into the second Trump administration and it's hard to imagine why this time of what's been called "shock and awe" has been necessary. The costs and disruptions to the lives of ...