Making use of two verses from the Old Testament, Jesus declares, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Here is what is generally suggested: Ask the divine for directions by praying. Be flexible and prepared to redirect. Choose service as one of the goals. Decontaminate your intentions with spiritual ...

I have them all in a book. Eight volumes, really. They are in prayer books called breviaries. I treasure my friends their pages. Priests and religious promise to pray what is called “The Liturgy of ...

Our therapy culture has made us too comfortable with God. When theologian David H. Kelsey asked in 1993 what happened to the traditional doctrine of sin, his concern was not that it had disappeared.

God is clearly described as male in many religions and referred with masculine imagery, but when asked, many religious types insist that God has no gender and is outside of gender classification. As ...