The Way of the Heart, “Silence completes and intensifies solitude.” Yet Scripture does not present solitude and silence as punishments, but as invitations.

As the shepherds heard the angel’s words of comfort and joy, awestruck—perhaps doing their best to comfort their frightened ...

We can look to the Old Testament to find encouragement through the life of King David and his place in the story of the ...

Isaac grew up as Abraham’s favored son, while his brother Ishmael was sent away. This act introduced a dangerous precedent: ...

It is the deep, reverberating question at the heart of Toldot. Why did Rebecca tell Jacob to deceive Isaac and take Esau’s blessing? Her instruction is brisk and peremptory:“Now, my son, lis ...

At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...

For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...

Islam teaches that Prophets were inspired and sent to all of mankind in different lands and at different times. One version of a hadith puts the number of prophets sent to mankind as 124,000 (Ibn ...

When you gather around the Thanksgiving table, what will you be most grateful for this year? Lee Walter points to his best ...

Since earthly fathers die, their children are also appointed to death.  Jesus castigates the natural father-child relationship as evil.  He asks: “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts ...

Gen 27:28 is simple enough. Isaac intended to bless Esau that he will accumulate wealth. Any father would want that for every one of his children. Verse 29 is problematic. Isaac said: “Be lord over ...