When Jesus tells his disciples to take him in a boat across the Sea of Galilee, and when a massive storm blows up that threatens to sink them, and when Jesus falls asleep in the back of the boat and doesn't wake up, his disciples ask if he doesn't care that...
Music has a power which logic and rationality do not – the power to tap into the human emotional experience. This experience is no less spiritual than understanding and reflecting on the truth of the gospel intellectually, merely different. Music evokes memories...
Paul's relationship with the Corinthian church had been tense – his apostolic authority had been challenged and denied – but Paul did not give up hope in either his ministry or in their faith: since Jesus died and rose from the dead all those who...
Jesus' family thought he was crazy and his opponents accused him of being demon-possessed, but Jesus' true followers recognized the inherent logic in his claims, bowed to the divine nature of his power, and found in him their true family and community....
What makes the books of the Bible sacred scripture is that they were written by prophets (Old Testament) or apostles (New Testament). The books of the New Testament bear witness to the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth, either as a first-hand account of his life, death,...