Find today’s readings here. When I was studying for the priesthood, I had a Scripture professor who told us, “If you ever find yourself explaining Greek or Hebrew words in one of your homilies, stop ...

Recently I browsed the front end of the religion section in my neighborhood bookstore, and I found dozens of Bibles: teen Bibles, “practical” Bibles, a travel Bible, a “businessman’s” Bible, Bibles ...

The widening divide between casual Christianity and committed discipleship presents both our greatest challenge and our most important opportunity. While our congregations successfully attract ...

Scripture is clear that both go hand in hand. In seminary, my discipleship courses had a particular focus: passing on what the apostles had taught about doctrines like the Atonement and practices like ...

Recently, I read an opinion piece in the local paper written by a Los Angeles Times columnist that left me more confused than ...

Discipleship is one of those words we use often in ministry, sometimes so often that it begins to lose its sharp edge. We ...

who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your ...