The first generation of Jesus’ followers were Scripture-reading Jews who believed that Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection were fulfillments of prophetic predictions that a messiah would one day ...
An image from the He Gets Us campaign. Research from the group shows that Americans respect Jesus but have lower views of his followers. Focusing on Jesus’ humanity resonates with those who are ...
Two thousand years ago, there were a couple of parades in Jerusalem. As theologians Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg describe, “From the east, Jesus rode a donkey down from the Mount of Olives, cheered ...
With Easter right around the corner, Christians are thinking about the death and resurrection of Jesus. The events that took place during what is now called “Holy Week” certainly transformed the ...
“It was the worst of times. It was the best of times.” That doesn’t quite roll off the tongue the way Charles Dickens’ phrase does in the opening of his novel “A Tale of Two Cities.” However, that ...
There is little written in the Bible about life before Jesus’ ministry, but hit TV series "The Chosen," directed and co-written by American filmmaker Dallas Jenkins, portrays many of His encounters ...
The cringe-worthy subplot of Holy Week underscores the truth of the gospel. On the Internet and in our culture, there's a lot of bluster, often warranted, about the failures of the church. We wince as ...
The town best known as the birthplace of Christ can expect a further exodus of Jesus' followers after canceling Christmas celebrations and removing festive decorations, a former Catholic priest told ...