To say farewell or not to say farewell, that isn’t the only question. Today’s First Reading and Gospel go hand-in-hand. In the First Reading, Elijah prepares Elisha to succeed him as prophet. Elisha ...

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Traditional Christian appropriation of the Hebrew scriptures often flattens them. Stories become precursors of later New Testament events rather than genuine events in themselves. Vivid ...

...To contextualize the argument, I would want to explain two or three fundamental words - SERVANT, ATTENDANT & APPRENTICE... key words that we all need to understand ...

Who is your favorite person in the Bible? There are certainly many to choose from! In the King James Version, there are 1,940 specific names of people. Feel free to prove me wrong — let me know how ...

THE only foundation that answers to greatness in life is service or stewardship. Psalms 11:3 says: “if the foundat-ion be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” No matter the beauty of a building, if ...