Occasionally, a bit of scripture will float into public discourse, often in the context of politicians and civilians sorting through the implications of some bit of policy. The citations are as a rule ...

A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I cannot say that I dislike or disapprove of the saying. I use it myself. But I still stiffen when someone says, ...

Students in Christian colleges have too often assigned a kind of second-class academic citizenship to Bible courses, feeling that these courses will not tax them intellectually and that they have ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Jim Slitor's May 30 letter, “Old Testament not guide for behavior,” took Scripture out of context. The ...