You open your Bible with good intentions, then five minutes later you’re staring at a genealogy that reads like a phone book, wondering how Hezekiah connects to anything you’ve ever heard in church.

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Editor's Note: The following illustration from the book Fill These Hearts shows the need to put the Bible or theological ...

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve taken a closer look at a familiar phrase, “The Bible says…” and how much more complex it can be than it first appears.

The unintended consequences of concordances offers a warning to Christians today. I open my Bible to 1 Peter 2:8: “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” By “open,” I ...

Pope Leo XIV greets people at the conclusion of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Feb. 4, 2026. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media The following is the text from ...

The mysterious masked man had not fallen to his death, once again defying Vizzini’s expectations. This was the fourth time he had proclaimed the man in black’s actions were "inconceivable." Inigo’s ...

The first thing I noticed when picking up the The Great Adventure Bible was the softness of Alpha Cowhide cover, and secondly how comfortably it sat open in one hand. As I flipped through it the ...

(The Conversation) — A historian of the Bible in American life explains how Bible verses are being picked out of context to make a case for the anti-vaxxer movement. (The Conversation) — A devout ...

You’ve seen it happen. The same Bible verse used to argue completely opposite things. One person quotes a line to make a ...