In The Great Shift: Encountering God in Biblical Times (HMH, Sept.), Bible scholar and professor emeritus of Hebrew Literature at Harvard James Kugel looks at people’s encounters with God as they are ...

The confirmation class was learning about liturgy by dribbling basketballs in the sanctuary. I asked the kids, “Who can show us your free-throw routine?” Several hands shot up. Darcy came up and ...

The school’s replica mold of Martin Luther’s face reminds me that I’m readying the plaster for the tradition that bears his name. It seems like every Christian on social media has an opinion on Philip ...

The first reading from Genesis and the Gospel from Matthew each describe an experience of human encounters with God. Abram (later Abraham) receives a divine calling, and Peter, James and John witness ...

RNS' Jonathan Merritt takes a journey to encounter the God of the Bible. Here are five surprising places he encourages you to do the same. A few years ago, I found myself in a time of profound ...

The Prophet Isaiah went to the Temple to worship and there he had an experience with God. Isaiah “saw” three particular things about God. First, he saw God’s holiness: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD ...

Susie S. Mozell-Smith, US preacher and prophetess who recently published a book titled Lily Grace in an interview with Lekan Otufodunrin speaks on her encounters with God, the end times and other ...

As believers start their faith walk, perhaps one of the most common questions in their hearts is, “How do I know that God is speaking to me?” Because one of Christianity’s core beliefs is that through ...

The New Testament writers faced a problem when they tried to describe Christian life after the resurrection. They wrote for an audience who were experiencing the risen Christ still at work.

Does God really exist? This is a question that has stirred the human heart for centuries, crossing cultures, philosophies, and faiths. In today’s world, the debate is as alive as ever, with science, ...