When the tribal elders of the Hebrews went to Samuel to demand a king, he tried to dissuade them with a long list of burdens they would have to accept by having an absolute ruler over them (1 Sm ...

Every so often, a particular sermon stirs a congregation—and their pastor!—in stronger ways than usual. It happened with this sermon. I suspect that the theme of the passage had a lot to do with this.

The scholars who put together the lectionary, the great cycles of shared Scripture readings in the church’s liturgy, may have decided to plug in a short and peculiar Gospel today about Jesus’ ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. The CBS television show The Amazing Race tells the stories of several teams as they race around the globe for a ...