What does that last sentence mean? How do we allow God to answer us in faith? The Bible itself is full of questions that people asked Jesus. The Bishop points out that the prophet Zachariah and the Blessed Mother asked the Archangel Gabriel the exact same question, but only one asked in...
With all the focus on giving up something for Lent, it begs the question: does the Bible mention what to give up for Lent? The answer is no, not specifically, though the idea is rooted in Scripture. Lent in the Bible To the surprise of many Christians, the concept of Lent is not me...
Passover is a traditional Jewish holiday with biblical origins. It is a celebration of the deliverance of the Jewish people by God from their bondage in ancient Egypt under the guidance of Moses. Passover commemorates the story of the Exodus as depicted in the Hebrew Bible, notably in the Bo...
Berean Literal BibleTherefore they were seeking Jesus and were saying among one another standing in the temple, "What does it seem to you, that He will not come to the feast?"King James BibleThen sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think...
I mean it can have something to do with the paper and the developer and all that stuff, but it comes mostly from some very deep choices somebody has made that take a long time and keep haunting them.” —Diane Arbus Tala Madani (Iranian-American, 1981), Becoming Animal, 2018. Oil on...
4 The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic[a]]“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its[b] interpretation.” 5 The king replied[c] to the wise men, “My decision is firm.[d] If you do not inform me of both the dream...
It’s not the things so much; it’s the time that went into them. The time you don’t get back. Does coming here hinder or heal? I don’t know. But it brings me comfort.” Advertisement The details one doesn’t anticipate in life are getting d...
You've seen it, that little line in between two words, like “low-key” or “step-mother.” Maybe you've spotted it at the end of a line in a book, splitting up another word. What does – mean in writing anyway? Well, first of all, you should know that it's called a hyphen...
Lolly was neither god-fearing nor churchgoing, but stealing from a corpse didn’t sit easy in her mind. It seemed to flaunt a rule more basic and ancient than any in the Bible. She looked the corpse over, trying to find a reason to justify taking the one thing it still possessed. ...
What does Heaven look like? What does the Bible say? The Bible provides several vivid descriptions of Heaven, particularly in the Book of Revelation, although these descriptions are often symbolic and open to interpretation. According to Revelation chapters 21 and 22, Heaven, or the New Jerusalem...