Three times in the Gospels the Lord Jesus refers to himself as the “Lord of the Sabbath”: in the Gospel of Matthew 12:1-8; in Mark 2:23-28, and finally in Luke 6:1-5. When a term appears in the ...

The episode of the disciples picking grains in a cornfield is part of the collection of Sabbath stories, where Jesus argued for a more humane interpretation of the injunction, ‘no work’ on the Sabbath ...

Jesus Christ is known for His teachings of love, compassion, and mercy, but many people don't realize He also challenged the ...

I am a superb rule follower, almost to a fault. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. I lean on structure, believing that following a path clearly set out before me will keep me from ...

Two weeks ago I began answering a question sent in by a reader about which day we should set aside for worship. The first column was a list of Scriptural observations that points to the fact that ...

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