Because once Christianity lets go of Israel, it loses the very plot it believes it’s telling. From the start, I never bought ...

Last week, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke at a Christian Zionist church in Jerusalem, whose unambiguous purpose ...

Jesus was not white. The consensus among academics who have studied the matter is that he had “darker skin,” with some describing it as “olive-brown.” What that means is this: If Jesus were alive ...

Cardinal Pizzaballa is not particularly confident in current leadership on either side of the conflict. But he is inspired by ...

Rev Israel Olofinjana explores the story of Christmas and what message it carries for migration, integration and cohesion in ...

Advent draws us to contemplate Christ's first coming, even as we expect his coming again in glory. The season contains an ...

Last week, around one thousand pastors—mostly from the United States—entered Israel on a highly publicized tour. They came declaring solidarity, proclaiming blessing, and taking photos at holy sites.

Genesis 15 takes that promise and presses it deeper. God doesn’t bargain, negotiate, or meet Abraham halfway—He walks the covenant path alone. Abraham stands there watching the smoke and flame glide ...

Life offers both consistencies and slight inconsistencies, which makes it a little more complex in interpreting than when ...

Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the ...

This Christmas, if you see a Nativity scene with Joseph s silhouette leaning quietly over the Christ-child, pause for a ...

The very first live Nativity scene, it is said, was created by St. Francis of Assisi, who staged a reenactment of the birth ...