The land into which Jesus was born burned with Messianic expectations. Prayers for a long-promised national deliverer arose constantly from...

ADVENT OF THE LIGHT: LOVE “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clan...

In even the darkest times, the promised advent of Christ’s Light offers us a reason to rejoice. For despite the chaos, despair and violence ...

In a world that is often darkened by war, violence and injustices, the human family has clung to the hope for a future time of peace. To...

ADVENT OF THE LIGHT: HOPE “ And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let th...

In our previous lesson, we explored how most religious traditions, by focusing focus of going somewhere else after we die (Heaven, Hell, th...

When twenty-five-year-old Alvin Smith died suddenly on November 19, 1823, his family and the community were shocked. Alvin had always been...

First consider the following: You are approached by someone who is clearly in a desperate situation. This person begs for your help. What ...

Unity is a guiding principle in most of the world’s religions. But more often than not, the pursuit of unity becomes a demand for uniformit...

Recently Mormonism has again made the news because the LDS Church has again excommunicated devout, believing members who followed the Light...

A excellent piece appears in this weekend's NEW YORK TIMES entitled “ The Trauma of Being Alive.” In reading it, I contemplated somet...

During this Easter week, as Christians around the world focus on Jesus, we thought we would take this chance to explore the place of Jesus...