Conceptions of individual rights that have guided modern civilization are rooted in a idea with biblical origins.

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Love is our natural state. It’s the awareness that allows the baby to finally feel the arms around it. When we love God, we ...

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, several weeks ago, you had a column in our Patriot News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Lilith. I accidentally threw out the paper without cutting that article out. Several ...

The beginning of the story of creation and redemption begins simply by stating, “In the beginning.” This does not denote the ...

Few ideas have changed the world as profoundly as the doctrine that all human beings who have ever lived bear God’s likeness. In Genesis 1:27, when God creates the first people, we learn that he ...

A few weeks ago, I watched one ofmy children get married.As I looked at my beautiful family,I couldn’t help but see pieces ofmyself and my ...

From Genesis to generative models, human creativity can echo the Creator’s design. The rise of artificial intelligence presents a dazzling array of philosophical and ethical questions. What is ...

Oak Lawn United Methodist Church is painting a rainbow on its front steps in response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive ...