"But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you" (Luke 6:27). Also known as Luke the Evangelist, Luke is widely regarded as the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the ...

It’s the hallmark of some of the greatest stories ever told—from on-screen romances to moving accounts of those who sacrifice their own comfort for the sake of another. Such selfless, whole-hearted ...

Today’s Gospel seems tailor-made for today, our American high holy day: Black Friday. It’s not a direct analogy, but Jesus driving out the sellers in the temple calls to mind this commingling of ...

Safety and joy can be elusive. When I was a young boy, the world around me felt like a relatively safe place. Of course it was unsettling at times, but overall safe. Now as an older man, the world ...

Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, the greatest week of the year for Christians. We can learn a lot from Jesus' final days on Earth. His decision to enter Jerusalem riding on a donkey fulfilled Zechariah’s ...

Most of us want to do good, love better, and stay centered when life gets messy. Jesus figured that out long ago and left behind wisdom that still guides millions of people today. It doesn’t matter if ...

Christena Cleveland spent much of her childhood in an evangelical church surrounded by traditional images of a porcelain-skinned and flaxen-haired Jesus. But one day she came across a portrayal of ...

COMMENTARY: Peace, not just as the absence of war but as the fullness of blessing, is a summary of Jesus’ entire message and mission. And it will always be one of the great paradoxes in the Gospel.

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We can choose many different ways to begin to repair the frayed social fabric of American life. But regardless of which path to healing and unity is our favorite, it's beyond imperative that we work ...