Biblical scholars remind us that, throughout the Bible, salvation is often presented as a love relationship between God and ...

During this cold time of year, many look ahead and dream of warmer weather. Those dreams often include being around water — lakes, rivers and oceans.

In the ancient world, St. Antony the Great inspired thousands to follow him into the desert, seeking solitude to focus completely on spiritual perfection. We imagine them fleeing from the world to ...

Looking back here are some thoughts on what I see as the essential differences between Judaism and Christianity, or more ...

Piece by piece, experts carefully transported the Phoenician vessel to dry land, where it will be studied and preserved Sarah Kuta In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry ...

This character artist’s meticulous render depicts an ancient figure who’s travelled from Norse mythology to PlayStation ...

And among Yavan’s sons were Elisha, a cognate of Ellas or Hellas, the ancient name of Greece; and Tarshish, which name morphed into Tarsus, which in ancient times was a Greek province (today in ...

Local author and teacher Leslie Leyland Fields received some great news this Christmas season. Her new book, “Nearing a Far ...

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight so they could be "regenerated." When you ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “For You O Lord are my Hope… my trust is in You” (Psalm 146:5). How well this ancient Psalm conveys the true source of our joy at Christmas.

Karl Mischke … in discussing the origin of the Arabic numerals, points out that the Roman numerals from 1 to 10 originated from the primitive custom of reckoning on the fingers of the two hands ...