The fourth Gospel has frequent pauses after events and miracles to engage in long discourses. These often take the form of debates between Jesus and his critics, designated as the “Jews,” an odd ...

In the preview for this column in the April print magazine, the question was posed: “What does it mean to testify?” But in light of the ongoing conversations, initiatives and movements to advance the ...

Currently, I serve as Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Virginia Theological Seminary. Our theological institution turns 200 in 2023. To celebrate and commemorate the occasion, our Seminary ...

Good preaching requires mastery of rhetoric, in particular the tools of repetition and organization. “Otherwise, they’re not gonna remember,” says John Baldovin, S.J. “This is a no-brainer, but ...

“Accompanying Jesus were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities” (Luke 8:2). It is likely that the texts that have survived as the four Gospels had subsequent ...

Nobody knows for sure just how long Jesus' ministry, teaching and travelling throughout the Holy Land, lasted. Some say three years, others as little as one. That Christianity grew, after such a brief ...

Why people need more than the bottom line. Many of the largest and "most successful" churches have built their ministries on the value of practicality. As a result, Christians today have come to ...

LUCKNOW: The 19 persons who died in Varanasi stampede had gathered to hear from Baba Jaigurudevji Maharaj. With a base in Mathura, the religious guru is claimed to have over two crore followers in the ...