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, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Dan McClellan has spent much of his life learning—and relearning—what the Bible and ...

In the 2025 State of the Bible study, American Bible Society homed in on issues of identity among Americans, because research ...

Data Over Dogma podcaster McClellan debuts with a smart and historically grounded look at what scripture says about some of Christianity’s most provocative questions. Drawing on the text and canonical ...

Sacred Scripture says that Phinehas was justified by works, just as Abraham was (James 2:21-22 below): Psalms 106:30-31 (RSV) Then Phinehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed. And that ...