Scot McKnight’s The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others (Paraclete, 2004) shows how an ancient Jewish prayer, the Shema, encouraged early Christians to emphasize love—and how it can form us ...

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: Is Jesus being crucified ...

The love commandment of Jesus is good Jewish teaching. Its originality lies in his bringing together and highlighting two passages from the Jewish source par excellence. The scribe whom Jesus ...

Luke’s Sermon on the Plain also contains a love teaching of Jesus. “Love your enemies,” Jesus says, “do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you” (Luke ...

When I think of sacrifice, the first thing that comes to mind is the Cross. The next thing I think of is marriage. Jesus laid down his life for us, in the ultimate act of selfless love. He calls ...

This article is third in a series that answers the question "What are we doing?" You can read Yes, Jesus Loves Me to understand the big picture.. Preschoolers love action. They want to play, sing ...

The teaching from Jesus love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you reminds people that they should not hold onto feelings of anger and revenge. The Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Opinion Pope Leo teaches a lesson from Jesus that JD Vance should listen to. An older moral teaching was discarded after the failure of Christians during the Holocaust.