While there are many ancient texts focusing on Jesus as a baby and as a man, much less is known about him as a child. Here’s ...
What do we really know about Jesus as a child? A look at the sparse Gospel accounts, the turbulent world of first-century ...
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes is a line from one of my least favourite Christmas carols. Apart from being generally saccharine, Away in a ...
This Sunday's lectionary reading in Year A is the baptism of Jesus from Matt 3.13–17. It is a short and compact reading, and ...
The Gospel of Luke is the first volume of Luke-Acts, which was composed by "Luke the beloved physician," a traveling companion of St. Paul (Col 4:14). The Gentile St. Luke wrote his work for ...
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE, more than any other, fits the category of ancient biography. Luke, as "narrator" of events, sees Jesus as the "Savior" of all people, always on the side of the needy and the ...
When you read the New Testament, you often come across the name Herod There were different rulers called Herod who formed ...
The modern Christmas themes of peace and joy were in short supply amid the ‘dislocation and danger’ of ancient Judea – as they are in today’s fractured world too.
Acts is the second volume of the two-volume work, Luke-Acts. Written by Luke the beloved physician (Col 4:14), Luke-Acts seamlessly connects the life of Jesus to the lives of the early Apostles after ...
Discover the tumultuous historical context of Jesus’ birth. Historian debunks peaceful nativity myths, revealing a world of danger, revolt, and Roman rule.
In this Christmas season, Bibles around the world will be opened to the second chapter of Luke as people read that gospel’s account of the birth of Jesus. Kathy and I follow the tradition before we ...
Anthony Geary, who played one half of legendary soap opera couple Luke and Laura on ABC's "General Hospital" for 37 years, has died, according to a report from TV Insider. He was 78. Geary died Sunday ...