I think the main reasons are given in First Peter chapter 1 verses 18 through 20. Let's discover, together, the answer to the question, “Why did Jesus go to the cross?” First, there was a plan to ...

If you ve ever sat down and read through the Gospel of Mark in one sitting, one word stands out like a flashing light ...

The dawning of a new kingdom heralds hope for reconciliation and relief from oppression. During Holy Week, we consider how the Cross reconciles humanity with God. But for Palestinian Christians living ...

Millions of Christians worldwide today are observing one of the most somber moments of their faith. Good Friday commemorates the suffering, crucifixion and death of Jesus of Nazareth more than 2,000 ...

Christmas is the celebration of Jesus—God with us ( Matthew 1:23 ). It is the reminder that a loving God stepped into our world so we could step into relationship with Him. “Joy to the world—the Lord ...

Suppose: a busy Galilean street, the sidewalks thronged with Aramaic chatter, and someone cries out Yeshua! Heads turn because in first-century Judea, the name was as common as “Josh” or “Joe” is ...

In this video, I share my thoughts on a popular message about Jesus and what it really means for Him to “get us.” I explore how Christ’s love brings both acceptance and transformation—not just ...

(RNS) — In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased. (RNS) — When he ...

(RNS) — In Advent of last year, a Nativity scene at the Vatican briefly showed the baby Jesus wrapped in a keffiyeh, along with the spurious declaration that “Jesus was Palestinian.” This theme, which ...

The best way to figure out why something absolutely had to happen is to imagine what it would be like if it had happened in some other way. That is what David Gray is doing in a comfortable Geneva, ...

A Saint (Mark?) Reading, a painting by Bartolomeo Vivarini at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, circa 1470 (Wikimedia Commons). Why does Jesus rebuke Peter, admonishing him to “Get behind me, Satan”?