Job 2:7 (RSV) So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and afflicted Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. Job 42:11. . . all the evil that the LORD ...

For the couple of months since I went public about my brain cancer, I’ve had many people of many faiths send me messages that they were praying for me. Some said they were hoping to nudge the Almighty ...

(RNS) For the couple of months since I went public about my brain cancer, I’ve had many people of many faiths send me messages that they were praying for me. Some said they were hoping to nudge the ...

I’m not the only person who loved the wifely tribute in Proverbs 31. Many readers wrote to tell me it’s one of their favorite Bible passages, and several Jewish correspondents noted that observant ...

When I tell people that Job is my favorite book in the Hebrew Bible, I get one of two responses. Either people’s faces light up and they affirm this with an enthusiastic “yes!” or they take two steps ...