O, reason not the need! Our basest beggars Are in the poorest things superfluous. Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man’s life is cheap

Gall was no giant, but he had to have been built like grand piano, broad chest, sturdy muscular arms, and impressively toned body. George Armstrong

For those in the tradition of Western Christianity the holidays are concluded with the observation yesterday of Epiphany. Oftentimes, the holiday season as a whole

  Voice of God – The baptism of Jesus is the Scripture text many churches are looking at this Sunday on Epiphany 1. Luke 3:15-22

Years ago my Old Testament professor, Raymond Van Leeuwen, said that we seminarians absolutely had to pick up a copy of Erich Auerbach’s classic book

by Rebecca Koerselman When I am in one of those conversations with a stranger who is trying to make small talk, I am typically asked

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:5 by Beth Carroll We knit ourselves tightly together on that