In the foreword to Just War as Christian Discipleship, Lieutenant Colonel Scott A. Sterling, an army chaplain, recounts a conversation he had with a female officer in Iraq who was eager to make moral ...

Perversely, high hopes can lead to inaction. Grandiose dreams can bog us down. As P. J. O’Rourke once put it, everyone wants to save the world but no one wants to do the dishes. The Year of Small ...

“The Church of England teaches that Holy Matrimony is a lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, blessed by God in ...

As reflected in our Scripture readings at Mass this Sunday, following Jesus Christ is not an easy task. It demands a total death to self and a desire to live only for him and his teachings. Many ...

Would you consider yourself a “disciple” of Jesus? One of my favorite faith blogs this week posed the question: Would we be better off resurrecting this biblical term rather than continuing to use the ...

US Christians are growing in their faith, but many do it on their own, according to LifeWay Research. Over the past decade, more believers are heeding the scriptural call to “grow in the grace and ...

Despite being an ordained Christian (United Church of Canada) minister, I have often had qualms about “religion”. Over the years I have heard many people insist they are “spiritual, not religious”. I ...

Cambridge, MA. The other day someone asked me, “Is enlightenment compatible with Christian faith?” It was at an interreligious gathering where I had just spoken on my experience of encountering ...

Two recent books illuminate the importance of a robust theological imagination. Meanwhile, our church cultures are not immune to these larger challenges. Although the number of those leaving the ...