The Bible teaches us, says Matthew Mullins, but its method of teaching always entails more than information and guidance. The Bible has much to say about its own purpose and authority. Among the most ...

My god is a short god. My god wears jeans. When he swims, he has a lazy breaststroke. When he gardens, he uses his bare hands. My god watches reruns of late night talk shows. zero gravity and say My ...

FOR the last century, serious poetry has been largely secular. Literary types see religion as something literature has gotten over. Poets who fail to vanquish any Christian spirituality beyond what is ...

In Act 4 of our seven act drama of consolation: God speaks! In previous episodes, the people of Israel went to school. They learned to see God in the stars, and their history in rocks and stones. Last ...

And a path to the beach. That was before the rooms were gutted and you learned A poet, critic and teacher, Bill Berkson has written some twenty poetry collections and has been active in the art and ...

Toward the end of Vascola Stoney's poetry performance, there's a moment when she hesitates and tears stream down her cheeks. She's said the words to "Why" plenty of times, but when she describes her ...