John could have emphasized glory or transcendence. Instead, he shows us Jesus is present through embodied actions

As a product of the south suburbs of Chicago, for the better part of the past four decades I’ve been a Chicago Bears fan.

We’ve drifted from attending church and listening to our local pastor to following pseudo-celebrity speakers on social media platforms.

The Sacred Assembly still calls the church to embody justice, to walk alongside Indigenous communities, and uphold the dignity and life of all people.

Artificial intelligence is pervasive in our daily lives, in ways that we are not even aware of.

One of the most scenic pictures of holy love in the gospels takes place after the resurrection not in a crowded city or amid a dramatic miracle, but on a quiet shoreline.

I made my way through the metro station in a huff, annoyed about this latest instance of friction.

All people of all ages are sinners and called to repent. Everyone needs Jesus.

Being people of integrity can be hard. The apostle Paul calls this virtue painful.

Violence—especially when carried out under the authority of the state—demands moral scrutiny.

Revelation 19 offers one of Scripture’s most striking political images.

As we walk with Psalm 23 through the valley of the shadow of death—the valley of Lent—we find its words are a rod to guide and a staff to comfort.

The story was very well written—and yet, I kept circling back to the words “much like you and me.”

An authentic person says, “This is who I am. Accept or reject me, but don’t expect me to change for you.” If this is what we mean, we are in for trouble.

In the phrase “Dutch Christian Reformed,” Dad insisted the overwhelming focus had to be on “Christian.” That lesson confronts us today.

As attractively merciful as this belief might sound, it does not fit with the biblical testimony or the universal church or the basic doctrines of God.

One Sunday morning, a pastor steps up to his pulpit and—amid the swirling chaos of a country divided and mourning

Mark Silk, a contributing editor to Religion News Service, describes a change in American public discourse over the last 40 years and a return of what he calls "classic Christian opposition to Judaism."

How do you start again after all you threw yourself into crumbles before you, when everything you’ve worked for turns to ash?

Art worth seeing or reading, in short, needs no qualifier. It stands and falls on excellence alone.

There are two great stories that have shaped my life. The first is the story of Dutch Calvinism. The second is the story of World War II.

We must find an intentional plan for practicing and living out our faith.

My experience tells me that supersizing is not the likeliest route to good health, physically or spiritually.