If we give the state the power to decide which faith must be taught, we also give it the power to decide which faith must be ...

Our bodies are exalted (held in high regard) and called a temple (a building for worship) on purpose. In the Bible, the temple is a holy place where God resides, and that is in us. Would you expect to ...

“The ferocious parts of the Psalms,” Lewis writes, “serve as a reminder that there is in the world such a thing as wickedness ...

March 15, 1975 – Awana, a Bible study program available to youth in the Bemidji area, boasts hundreds of participants as the ...

And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at ...

Springtime brings us a wide variety of joyous and colorful celebrations in the cycle of sacred time. People do not realize that religions cannot only fill our lives and our years with stern ...

The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza.

Japan has a host of awe-inspiring traditional festivals every year, some of which have been celebrated for centuries. Festivals, also known as matsuri, are steeped in tradition, offering visitors ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest ...

So for Palm Sunday feasts, like Easter feasts, meat is often a staple, especially lamb or ham. Fig dishes are also very popular, due to figs’ association with Jesus in the Bible.

1. Learn God’s written word. In ancient Israel, Jews traveled each year to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of the Passover, commemorating when God delivered them from the Egyptians. Jesus was twelve ...