Father Mark Mary Ames joins us for a conversation about the centrality of God’s Fatherhood to the Christian message. The author of The Father: 30 Meditations to Draw You Into the Heart of God, offers ...

Readings: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18: 1-19:42 A common, though rather shallow, criticism of Christianity is the image of God the Father that some find in the story of Christ’s ...

Did God the Father punish Jesus on the cross? Some Christians say, “Yes.” For example, the late Reformed theologian R.C. Sproul, in his 1985 book The Holiness of God, writes, “[Jesus] was the only ...

Whether we like it or not, often our relationship with our earthly father impacts how we view our heavenly Father. Dads have a larger than life impact on their children, for good or for ill. We can ...

Jesus is a master of bold statements. His words caused strong emotional reactions that made people want to follow Him or kill Him. He often taught in parables so when Jesus spoke a direct truth it was ...

We hear people praying, “O God, do this… and God, do that… please God….” We do not criticize one another’s prayers. Any prayer is better than none. And ...

Jesus, the writers of the New Testament, and observant Jews never say the name of God. So why is saying it such a trend among American Christians? In the Bible, names matter. They aren’t mere ...